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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerusalem artichoke and fajita different?

  • Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron and copper; however, fajita is richer in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for fajita is 35% higher.
  • Jerusalem artichoke contains 5 times more copper than fajita. While jerusalem artichoke contains 0.14mg of copper, fajita contains only 0.03mg.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has less sodium.

Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
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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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.1%
Contains more IronIron +243.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1041.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2285.7%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.066mg

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.
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +402.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +126%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Fajita DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 799mg 35%
Protein 2g 18.56g 33%
Iron 3.4mg 0.99mg 30%
Selenium 0.7µg 16.7µg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Phosphorus 78mg 277mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.387mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.54µg 23%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 4.779mg 22%
Copper 0.14mg 0.03mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.213mg 12%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.37mg 11%
Fats 0.01g 5.73g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.1mg 8%
Saturated fat 0g 1.596g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 1.089g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.726mg 7%
Choline 30mg 67.8mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 2.333g 6%
Carbs 17.44g 2.23g 5%
Potassium 429mg 284mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Calories 73kcal 135kcal 3%
Folate 13µg 4µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 15.84g 2.23g N/A
Calcium 14mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 9.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.066mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.68mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +682.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +828%
Contains more FatsFats +57200%
Contains more OtherOther +13.4%
~equal in Water ~70.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58225%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108800%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.