Chicken sandwich vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chicken sandwich and fajita

Chicken sandwich has more vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin K; however, fajita is higher in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
Chicken sandwich covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 18% more than fajita.
Fajita contains 43 times less vitamin K than chicken sandwich. Chicken sandwich contains 8.5µg of vitamin K, while fajita contains 0.2µg.
Chicken sandwich has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of chicken sandwich is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen.

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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.

Chicken sandwich

Fajita

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+346.2%
Contains more IronIron	+78.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+231.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+124.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Sodium ~799mg

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.

Chicken sandwich

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+995.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4150%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1075%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+315.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+92.1%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.387mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	7.72mg	4.779mg	18%
Cholesterol	35mg	88mg	18%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.54µg	17%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	0.22mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.177g	1.089g	14%
Phosphorus	185mg	277mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.23mg	0.1mg	11%
Folate	47µg	4µg	11%
Iron	1.77mg	0.99mg	10%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.726mg	9%
Fats	11.19g	5.73g	8%
Vitamin K	8.5µg	0.2µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.213mg	7%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.066mg	7%
Zinc	0.61mg	1.37mg	7%
Starch	16.5g		7%
Choline	35.3mg	67.8mg	6%
Selenium	19.9µg	16.7µg	6%
Calories	250kcal	135kcal	6%
Carbs	20.89g	2.23g	6%
Fiber	1.4g	0g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.481g	2.333g	5%
Calcium	58mg	13mg	5%
Protein	16.28g	18.56g	5%
Copper	0.067mg	0.03mg	4%
Sodium	753mg	799mg	2%
Saturated fat	2.123g	1.596g	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	245mg	284mg	1%
Fructose	0.97g		1%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	19.49g	2.23g	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	3.64g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.383mg	0.387mg	0%
Trans fat	0.03g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.2mg	0%
Threonine		0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.813mg	0%
Leucine		1.56mg	0%
Lysine		1.857mg	0%
Methionine		0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.763mg	0%
Valine		0.847mg	0%
Histidine		0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.197g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.884g		N/A