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Pastrami vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastrami and fajita different?

  • Pastrami is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and copper, while fajita is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Pastrami covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 55% more than fajita.
  • Pastrami contains 4 times more zinc than fajita. Pastrami contains 4.98mg of zinc, while fajita contains 1.37mg.
  • Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastrami has a higher glycemic index (70) than fajita (42).

Beef, cured, pastrami and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen types were 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% 3% 19% 83% 30% 136% 75% 141% 3.5% 97%
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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 IronIron +124.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +263.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.4%
~equal in Selenium ~16.7µg

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 1% 0.67% 2.4% 1.5% 13% 37% 80% 16% 51% 234% 1.8% 4.5% 45%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +246.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastrami Fajita DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.87µg 0.54µg 55%
Zinc 4.98mg 1.37mg 33%
Iron 2.22mg 0.99mg 15%
Phosphorus 175mg 277mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.221mg 0.387mg 13%
Sodium 1078mg 799mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.265mg 0.726mg 9%
Cholesterol 68mg 88mg 7%
Copper 0.091mg 0.03mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 1.089g 6%
Protein 21.8g 18.56g 6%
Saturated fat 2.681g 1.596g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.213mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.1mg 4%
Choline 81.6mg 67.8mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.26mg 4.779mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 284mg 2%
Selenium 17.7µg 16.7µg 2%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.066mg 2%
Folate 6µg 4µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.118g 2.333g 1%
Calories 147kcal 135kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Carbs 0.36g 2.23g 1%
Fats 5.82g 5.73g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.36g 2.23g N/A
Calcium 10mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.141mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.857mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.976mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.706mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 1.812mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.558mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.684mg 0.68mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 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
22% 6% 70% 2%
Protein: 21.8 g
Fats: 5.82 g
Carbs: 0.36 g
Water: 69.53 g
Other: 2.49 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 ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +519.4%
Contains more OtherOther +15.7%
~equal in Fats ~5.73g
~equal in Water ~70.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 43% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.681 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 -40.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +651%

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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. Pastrami - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170204/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.