Lamb vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lamb and fajita

Lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, and copper; however, fajita is higher in vitamin B6 and phosphorus.
Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 84% more than fajita.
Fajita contains 6 times less saturated fat than lamb. Lamb contains 8.83g of saturated fat, while fajita contains 1.596g.
The glycemic index of fajita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen.

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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.

Lamb

Fajita

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.8%
Contains more IronIron	+89.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+296.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+225.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~284mg

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.

Lamb

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+372.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+197.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.726mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.54µg	84%
Saturated fat	8.83g	1.596g	33%
Sodium	72mg	799mg	32%
Zinc	4.46mg	1.37mg	28%
Fats	20.94g	5.73g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.387mg	20%
Selenium	26.4µg	16.7µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	2.333g	16%
Phosphorus	188mg	277mg	13%
Protein	24.52g	18.56g	12%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	4.779mg	12%
Iron	1.88mg	0.99mg	11%
Copper	0.119mg	0.03mg	10%
Calories	294kcal	135kcal	8%
Choline	93.7mg	67.8mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	0.2µg	4%
Folate	18µg	4µg	4%
Cholesterol	97mg	88mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.213mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	1.089g	3%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.066mg	2%
Carbs	0g	2.23g	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	310mg	284mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.726mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	0g	2.23g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.56mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	1.857mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.763mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.847mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A