Fajita vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fajita and pork jowl different?

Fajita is richer in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and iron, while pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B12.
Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 118% more than fajita.
Fajita contains 32 times more sodium than pork jowl. Fajita contains 799mg of sodium, while pork jowl contains 25mg.
Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than pork jowl (0).

USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types were 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

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+633.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91.9%
Contains more IronIron	+135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+222.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1013.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%

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

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+330%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+286%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+51.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.535mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.596g	25.26g	108%
Fats	5.73g	69.61g	98%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	32.89g	76%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	8.11g	47%
Sodium	799mg	25mg	34%
Selenium	16.7µg	1.5µg	28%
Phosphorus	277mg	86mg	27%
Calories	135kcal	655kcal	26%
Protein	18.56g	6.38g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.386mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.09mg	23%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.82µg	12%
Choline	67.8mg		12%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.25mg	10%
Iron	0.99mg	0.42mg	7%
Magnesium	22mg	3mg	5%
Zinc	1.37mg	0.84mg	5%
Potassium	284mg	148mg	4%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.005mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.236mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	4.535mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	90mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	4mg	1%
Copper	0.03mg	0.04mg	1%
Folate	4µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.29mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A