Fajita vs. Luncheon meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fajita and luncheon meat?

Fajita is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B6, yet luncheon meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Luncheon meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
Fajita has 2 times more phosphorus than luncheon meat. While fajita has 277mg of phosphorus, luncheon meat has only 170mg.
The amount of saturated fat in fajita is lower.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned types 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

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+56.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.3%

~equal in Potassium ~300mg

~equal in Iron ~0.97mg

~equal in Copper ~0.03mg

~equal in Sodium ~820mg

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

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+70.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.225mg

~equal in Choline ~63.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.7µg	38.3µg	39%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.92µg	16%
Phosphorus	277mg	170mg	15%
Fats	5.73g	12.77g	11%
Saturated fat	1.596g	3.944g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.272mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	5.685g	8%
Zinc	1.37mg	2.15mg	7%
Calories	135kcal	189kcal	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	1.565g	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	78mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	5.225mg	3%
Protein	18.56g	17.5g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.128mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.613mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.037mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	5mg	1%
Sodium	799mg	820mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	18mg	1%
Choline	67.8mg	63.9mg	1%
Folate	4µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	2.23g	1.04g	N/A
Carbs	2.23g	1.04g	0%
Potassium	284mg	300mg	0%
Iron	0.99mg	0.97mg	0%
Copper	0.03mg	0.03mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.16mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.213mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg		0%
Threonine	0.452mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg		0%
Leucine	1.56mg		0%
Lysine	1.857mg		0%
Methionine	0.552mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg		0%
Valine	0.847mg		0%
Histidine	0.68mg		0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g	0.055g	N/A