Fajita vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fajita and cottage cheese

Fajita has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, iron, choline, and zinc; however, cottage cheese is higher in calcium.
Fajita covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 29% more than cottage cheese.
Cottage cheese contains 14 times less iron than fajita. Fajita contains 0.99mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
Cottage cheese has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of fajita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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

Cottage cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+173.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1314.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+242.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+538.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.029mg

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

Cottage cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4727.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+741.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+268.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	0.099mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.046mg	26%
Cholesterol	88mg	17mg	24%
Sodium	799mg	364mg	19%
Phosphorus	277mg	159mg	17%
Protein	18.56g	11.12g	15%
Selenium	16.7µg	9.7µg	13%
Iron	0.99mg	0.07mg	12%
Zinc	1.37mg	0.4mg	9%
Choline	67.8mg	18.4mg	9%
Calcium	13mg	83mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.027mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.123g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.43µg	5%
Potassium	284mg	104mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	37µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	0.778g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.163mg	4%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.557mg	3%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.002mg	3%
Folate	4µg	12µg	2%
Calories	135kcal	98kcal	2%
Fats	5.73g	4.3g	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.08mg	1%
Saturated fat	1.596g	1.718g	1%
Carbs	2.23g	3.38g	0%
Net carbs	2.23g	3.38g	N/A
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Sugar	0g	2.67g	N/A
Copper	0.03mg	0.029mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.147mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	0.5mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.591mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	1.116mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	0.934mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.269mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	0.577mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	0.748mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.326mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A