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Fajita vs. Gouda cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fajita and gouda cheese

  • Fajita has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, choline, and iron; however, gouda cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Gouda cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 80% more than fajita.
  • Gouda cheese contains 76 times less vitamin B3 than fajita. Fajita contains 4.779mg of vitamin B3, while gouda cheese contains 0.063mg.
  • Fajita has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of fajita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Cheese, gouda.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 210% 11% 9% 12% 106% 234% 107% 1.4% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.7%
Contains more IronIron +312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5284.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +184.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.1%
~equal in Sodium ~819mg

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%
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% 55% 4.8% 7.5% 7.5% 77% 1.2% 20% 18% 193% 5.8% 16% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +383.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +340.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1050%
Contains more FolateFolate +425%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fajita Gouda cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.596g 17.614g 73%
Calcium 13mg 700mg 69%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 1.54µg 42%
Phosphorus 277mg 546mg 38%
Fats 5.73g 27.44g 33%
Vitamin B3 4.779mg 0.063mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.387mg 0.08mg 24%
Zinc 1.37mg 3.9mg 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 2.333g 7.747g 14%
Protein 18.56g 24.94g 13%
Calories 135kcal 356kcal 11%
Choline 67.8mg 15.4mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.334mg 9%
Iron 0.99mg 0.24mg 9%
Cholesterol 88mg 114mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 0.34mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.03mg 6%
Potassium 284mg 121mg 5%
Folate 4µg 21µg 4%
Selenium 16.7µg 14.5µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.089g 0.657g 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.011mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 29mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.3µg 2%
Sodium 799mg 819mg 1%
Copper 0.03mg 0.036mg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 2.22g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 2.22g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.22g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.24mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.93mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 1.306mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 2.564mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 2.654mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.719mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 1.431mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 1.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 1.032mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
25% 27% 2% 41% 4%
Protein: 24.94 g
Fats: 27.44 g
Carbs: 2.22 g
Water: 41.46 g
Other: 3.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +70.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.4%
Contains more FatsFats +378.9%
Contains more OtherOther +36.8%
~equal in Carbs ~2.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
68% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.614 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.747 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.657 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +232.1%

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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. Gouda cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171241/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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