Fajita vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fajita and ostrich different?

Ostrich has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1 than fajita.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ostrich is 238% higher.
Fajita contains 10 times more sodium than ostrich. While fajita contains 799mg of sodium, ostrich contains only 80mg.
Ostrich has a lower glycemic index (0) than fajita (42).

USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked are the varieties used 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

Ostrich

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+247.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more IronIron	+181.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+406.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+254%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+124.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~251mg

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

Ostrich

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1057.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+275%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	6.25µg	238%
Selenium	16.7µg	37.5µg	38%
Zinc	1.37mg	4.85mg	32%
Sodium	799mg	80mg	31%
Iron	0.99mg	2.79mg	23%
Protein	18.56g	28.49g	20%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	7.143mg	15%
Copper	0.03mg	0.152mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	1.318mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.545mg	12%
Choline	67.8mg		12%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.232mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.292mg	6%
Fats	5.73g	2.57g	5%
Phosphorus	277mg	251mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.44g	4%
Folate	4µg	15µg	3%
Saturated fat	1.596g	1g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	0.97g	3%
Potassium	284mg	362mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.019mg	2%
Calories	135kcal	145kcal	1%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	85mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	25mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	51kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.23mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.354mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	2.315mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	2.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.796mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.176mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.407mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A