Fajita vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fajita and meatball

Fajita has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B3; however, meatball is higher in vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, fiber, and folate.
Meatball covers your daily saturated fat needs 30% more than fajita.
Meatball contains 2 times less vitamin B6 than fajita. Fajita contains 0.387mg of vitamin B6, while meatball contains 0.202mg.
Meatball has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of fajita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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

Meatball

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+15.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+515.4%
Contains more IronIron	+78.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+310%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+327.3%

~equal in Potassium ~296mg

~equal in Selenium ~15.3µg

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

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4000%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.596g	7.627g	27%
Fats	5.73g	22.21g	25%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	1µg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	9.188g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	3.346g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.202mg	14%
Copper	0.03mg	0.123mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	3.108mg	10%
Iron	0.99mg	1.77mg	10%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.282mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Folate	4µg	36µg	8%
Protein	18.56g	14.4g	8%
Calories	135kcal	286kcal	8%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	8.2µg	7%
Cholesterol	88mg	66mg	7%
Calcium	13mg	80mg	7%
Sodium	799mg	666mg	6%
Phosphorus	277mg	239mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.924mg	4%
Choline	67.8mg	45.2mg	4%
Zinc	1.37mg	1.66mg	3%
Selenium	16.7µg	15.3µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.136mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	31mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	8.06g	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	22µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.42mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Net carbs	2.23g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Potassium	284mg	296mg	0%
Sugar	0g	3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
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%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g	0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A