Fajita vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fajita and beef

The amount of vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, copper, and vitamin B3 in beef is higher than in fajita.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 153% more than fajita.
Beef has 15 times less sodium than fajita. Fajita has 799mg of sodium, while beef has 54mg.
Fajita has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fajita is 42, while the glycemic index of beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Fajita

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+633.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.9%
Contains more IronIron	+207.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+223.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.1%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~259mg

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.

Fajita

Beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+679.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	4.21µg	153%
Sodium	799mg	54mg	32%
Iron	0.99mg	3.04mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.669mg	22%
Zinc	1.37mg	3.7mg	21%
Protein	18.56g	27.55g	18%
Selenium	16.7µg	25.4µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.4mg	14%
Copper	0.03mg	0.097mg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	5.76mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.596g	2.595g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.481mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.532g	4%
Phosphorus	277mg	259mg	3%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.009mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.074mg	2%
Calories	135kcal	169kcal	2%
Potassium	284mg	352mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	85mg	1%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	4µg	7µg	1%
Choline	67.8mg	75.6mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	2.734g	1%
Fats	5.73g	6.54g	1%
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A