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Fajita vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fajita and sesame?

  • Fajita has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and fiber than sesame.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 450% higher.
  • Fajita has 73 times more sodium than sesame. Fajita has 799mg of sodium, while sesame has 11mg.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried types in this comparison.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.9% 25% 37% 10% 37% 119% 104% 8.6% 91%
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1495.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.8%
Contains more IronIron +1369.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +13506.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +465.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106%

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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3% 37%
Sesame
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1352%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +691%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2325%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.515mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fajita Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.03mg 4.082mg 450%
Iron 0.99mg 14.55mg 170%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.089g 21.773g 138%
Manganese 0.066mg 2.46mg 104%
Calcium 13mg 975mg 96%
Magnesium 22mg 351mg 78%
Fats 5.73g 49.67g 68%
Zinc 1.37mg 7.75mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.791mg 58%
Phosphorus 277mg 629mg 50%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 2.333g 18.759g 41%
Sodium 799mg 11mg 34%
Selenium 16.7µg 34.4µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.387mg 0.79mg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 1.596g 6.957g 24%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 0µg 23%
Folate 4µg 97µg 23%
Calories 135kcal 573kcal 22%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 0.05mg 14%
Choline 67.8mg 25.6mg 8%
Carbs 2.23g 23.45g 7%
Potassium 284mg 468mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.247mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.779mg 4.515mg 2%
Protein 18.56g 17.73g 2%
Net carbs 2.23g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 0.522mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fajita
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19% 6% 2% 71% 3%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 5.73 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 70.6 g
Other: 2.88 g
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1405.3%
Contains more FatsFats +766.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +951.6%
Contains more OtherOther +54.9%
~equal in Protein ~17.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fajita
1
32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
Sesame
2
15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +704.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1899.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.