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Fajita vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fajita and spätzle

  • Fajita has more phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, while spätzle has more selenium and manganese.
  • Fajita covers your daily need for phosphorus, 29% more than spätzle.
  • Fajita contains 12 times more vitamin B3 than spätzle. While fajita contains 4.779mg of vitamin B3, spätzle contains only 0.4mg.
  • The amount of sodium in spätzle is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +647.4%
Contains more IronIron +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +110.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +264.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +377.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Calcium ~12mg

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%
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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +965%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1094.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +741.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fajita Spätzle DV% diff.
Phosphorus 277mg 76mg 29%
Protein 18.56g 4.54g 28%
Sodium 799mg 165mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.779mg 0.4mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.387mg 0.046mg 26%
Cholesterol 88mg 29mg 20%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 0.09µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.02mg 15%
Selenium 16.7µg 23.9µg 13%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.315mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 0.263mg 9%
Carbs 2.23g 25.16g 8%
Copper 0.03mg 0.098mg 8%
Choline 67.8mg 25.7mg 8%
Zinc 1.37mg 0.65mg 7%
Potassium 284mg 38mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.03mg 6%
Fats 5.73g 2.07g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Iron 0.99mg 0.6mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.596g 0.419g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.333g 0.581g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.089g 0.552g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Calories 135kcal 138kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 23.96g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 0.121mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.8%
Contains more FatsFats +176.8%
Contains more OtherOther +476%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1028.3%
~equal in Water ~67.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fajita
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32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +301.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.7%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/nutrients

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

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