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Pastry vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pastry and fajita

  • Pastry has more vitamin B1, iron, folate, and manganese; however, fajita is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than fajita.
  • Fajita has 20 times less folate than pastry. Pastry has 78µg of folate, while fajita has 4µg.
  • Fajita contains less saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pastry is 59, while the glycemic index of fajita is 42.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
Pastry
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Fajita
5
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 +158.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +639.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +365.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +361.7%

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.
Pastry
5
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% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Fajita
5
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 EVitamin E +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7950%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1742.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +959.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Fajita DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 5.73g 50%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 2.333g 48%
Saturated fat 9.643g 1.596g 37%
Phosphorus 60mg 277mg 31%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.387mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 1.089g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.1mg 25%
Sodium 249mg 799mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.54µg 23%
Protein 7.3g 18.56g 23%
Calories 551kcal 135kcal 21%
Iron 2.56mg 0.99mg 20%
Folate 78µg 4µg 19%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.066mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.726mg 15%
Selenium 24.2µg 16.7µg 14%
Carbs 45.1g 2.23g 14%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.2µg 13%
Choline 6.4mg 67.8mg 11%
Copper 0.114mg 0.03mg 9%
Zinc 0.53mg 1.37mg 8%
Potassium 61mg 284mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.213mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 4.779mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.22mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 2.23g N/A
Calcium 10mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.74g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 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
Pastry
2
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Fajita
3
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 FatsFats +564.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1922.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.2%
Contains more WaterWater +730.6%
Contains more OtherOther +188%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
2
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Fajita
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +825.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +349.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.4%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.