Fajita vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fajita and chicken meat

Fajita has more phosphorus and vitamin B12; however, chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Fajita's daily need coverage for sodium is 31% more.
Fajita has 2 times more vitamin B12 than chicken meat. Fajita has 0.54µg of vitamin B12, while chicken meat has 0.3µg.
Chicken meat is lower in sodium.
Fajita has a higher glycemic index than chicken meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, 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

Chicken meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+230%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more IronIron	+27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+120%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

~equal in Choline ~65.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	799mg	82mg	31%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	8.487mg	23%
Protein	18.56g	27.3g	17%
Phosphorus	277mg	182mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	2.97g	13%
Selenium	16.7µg	23.9µg	13%
Fats	5.73g	13.6g	12%
Saturated fat	1.596g	3.79g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.3µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	5.34g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	1.03mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Calories	135kcal	239kcal	5%
Zinc	1.37mg	1.94mg	5%
Copper	0.03mg	0.066mg	4%
Iron	0.99mg	1.26mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.063mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.168mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.02mg	2%
Potassium	284mg	223mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.4mg	1%
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	88mg	88mg	0%
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	13mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.27mg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Choline	67.8mg	65.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A