Fajita vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fajita and porterhouse steak

Fajita has more phosphorus and vitamin B5; however, porterhouse steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, copper, and selenium.
Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
Fajita has 12 times more sodium than porterhouse steak. Fajita has 799mg of sodium, while porterhouse steak has 65mg.
Fajita has a higher glycemic index than porterhouse steak.

The food varieties used in the comparison are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+340%

Contains more IronIron	+197%
Contains more CopperCopper	+333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+232.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~299mg

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

Porterhouse steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+303.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%
Contains more CholineCholine	+34.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.099mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.228mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.365mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	2.18µg	68%
Sodium	799mg	65mg	32%
Zinc	1.37mg	4.56mg	29%
Saturated fat	1.596g	7.271g	26%
Iron	0.99mg	2.94mg	24%
Fats	5.73g	19.27g	21%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	8.65g	16%
Phosphorus	277mg	193mg	12%
Protein	18.56g	23.96g	11%
Copper	0.03mg	0.13mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.314mg	8%
Calories	135kcal	276kcal	7%
Cholesterol	88mg	67mg	7%
Selenium	16.7µg	19.6µg	5%
Choline	67.8mg	91.3mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	4.21mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.69g	3%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.015mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.365mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.228mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	7mg	1%
Folate	4µg	7µg	1%
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	284mg	299mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.18mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.099mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.259mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.228mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	2.105mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	2.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.033mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.288mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A