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Fajita vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fajita and butter different?

  • Fajita is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B12, while butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 244% more than fajita.
  • Fajita contains 129 times more vitamin B6 than butter. Fajita contains 0.387mg of vitamin B6, while butter contains 0.003mg.
  • Butter is lower in sodium.
  • Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than butter (0).

USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Butter, without salt 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.
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%
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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
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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%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +954.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fajita Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.596g 50.489g 222%
Fats 5.73g 81.11g 116%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Monounsaturated fat 2.333g 23.43g 53%
Cholesterol 88mg 215mg 42%
Phosphorus 277mg 24mg 36%
Protein 18.56g 0.85g 35%
Sodium 799mg 11mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.387mg 0.003mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.779mg 0.042mg 30%
Calories 135kcal 717kcal 29%
Selenium 16.7µg 1µg 29%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 0.17µg 15%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.034mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.089g 3.01g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 0.11mg 12%
Zinc 1.37mg 0.09mg 12%
Iron 0.99mg 0.02mg 12%
Choline 67.8mg 18.8mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.005mg 8%
Potassium 284mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 7µg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 2mg 5%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.004mg 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.016mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 24mg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 0.06g 1%
Net carbs 2.23g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Folate 4µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0g 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
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
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +2083.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3616.7%
Contains more WaterWater +293.5%
Contains more OtherOther +7100%
Contains more FatsFats +1315.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +904.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.4%

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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.