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Pizza vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pizza and fajita

  • Pizza has more vitamin B1, folate, iron, calcium, manganese, and fiber; however, fajita has more vitamin B6 and choline.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 24% more.
  • Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pizza has a higher glycemic index than fajita.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust 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.
Pizza
Pizza
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 56% 15% 93% 35% 37% 93% 78% 47% 109%
Fajita
Fajita
2
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 CalciumCalcium +1346.2%
Contains more IronIron +150.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.37mg

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.
Pizza
Pizza
6
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 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
Fajita
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3250%
Contains more FolateFolate +2225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +383.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +313.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Fajita DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.387mg 24%
Cholesterol 17mg 88mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.1mg 24%
Folate 93µg 4µg 22%
Iron 2.48mg 0.99mg 19%
Calcium 188mg 13mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.726mg 15%
Protein 11.39g 18.56g 14%
Saturated fat 4.465g 1.596g 13%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.066mg 13%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Carbs 33.33g 2.23g 10%
Choline 16.4mg 67.8mg 9%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Phosphorus 216mg 277mg 9%
Sodium 598mg 799mg 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 0µg 8%
Copper 0.105mg 0.03mg 8%
Calories 266kcal 135kcal 7%
Selenium 19.9µg 16.7µg 6%
Fats 9.69g 5.73g 6%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 4.779mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.54µg 5%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0.2µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 1.089g 4%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.22mg 4%
Potassium 172mg 284mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.213mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 2.333g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 2.23g N/A
Magnesium 24mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 3.58g 0g N/A
Zinc 1.34mg 1.37mg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.68mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
Pizza
2
11% 10% 33% 43% 2%
Protein: 11.39 g
Fats: 9.69 g
Carbs: 33.33 g
Water: 43.17 g
Other: 2.42 g
Fajita
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 +69.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1394.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.9%
Contains more WaterWater +63.5%
Contains more OtherOther +19%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
Pizza
2
51% 30% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.465 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.608 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.681 g
Fajita
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 +11.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.3%

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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. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/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.