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Fajita vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fajita and whey?

  • Fajita is richer than whey in phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, and choline.
  • Fajita's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 33% more.
  • Fajita has 65 times more vitamin B3 than whey. While fajita has 4.779mg of vitamin B3, whey has only 0.074mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in whey is lower.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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
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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.4%
Contains more IronIron +1550%
Contains more CopperCopper +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +953.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +502.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +778.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3%
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6358.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fajita Whey DV% diff.
Protein 18.56g 0.85g 35%
Phosphorus 277mg 46mg 33%
Sodium 799mg 54mg 32%
Cholesterol 88mg 2mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.779mg 0.074mg 29%
Selenium 16.7µg 1.9µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.387mg 0.031mg 27%
Iron 0.99mg 0.06mg 12%
Zinc 1.37mg 0.13mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 0.28µg 11%
Choline 67.8mg 16mg 9%
Fats 5.73g 0.36g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 0.383mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.089g 0.011g 7%
Saturated fat 1.596g 0.23g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.333g 0.1g 6%
Calories 135kcal 27kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.036mg 5%
Potassium 284mg 161mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.158mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Calcium 13mg 47mg 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.004mg 3%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.001mg 3%
Carbs 2.23g 5.14g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2083.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1491.7%
Contains more OtherOther +443.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.5%
Contains more WaterWater +31.9%

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2233%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.