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Butter vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and fajita different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E, while fajita is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 244% more than fajita.
  • Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than butter (0).

Butter, without salt and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Fajita
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.9% 25% 37% 10% 37% 119% 104% 8.6% 91%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1083.3%
Contains more IronIron +4850%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1422.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1054.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1570%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Fajita
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3% 37%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +954.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +526.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11278.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +217.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +260.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Fajita DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.596g 222%
Fats 81.11g 5.73g 116%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 2.333g 53%
Cholesterol 215mg 88mg 42%
Phosphorus 24mg 277mg 36%
Protein 0.85g 18.56g 35%
Sodium 11mg 799mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.387mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 4.779mg 30%
Calories 717kcal 135kcal 29%
Selenium 1µg 16.7µg 29%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.54µg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.22mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.213mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.089g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.726mg 12%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.37mg 12%
Iron 0.02mg 0.99mg 12%
Choline 18.8mg 67.8mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 24mg 284mg 8%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.2µg 6%
Magnesium 2mg 22mg 5%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.066mg 3%
Copper 0.016mg 0.03mg 2%
Calcium 24mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 2.23g 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Folate 3µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.68mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Fajita
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19% 6% 2% 71% 3%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 5.73 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 70.6 g
Other: 2.88 g
Contains more FatsFats +1315.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2083.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3616.7%
Contains more WaterWater +293.5%
Contains more OtherOther +7100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Fajita
1
32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +904.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.