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Pork belly vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork belly and fajita different?

  • Pork belly is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B12, while fajita is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, and iron.
  • Pork belly covers your daily need for saturated fat, 89% more than fajita.
  • Pork belly contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than fajita. Pork belly contains 0.396mg of vitamin B1, while fajita contains 0.1mg.
  • Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than pork belly (0).

Pork, fresh, belly, raw 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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
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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 CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.5%
Contains more IronIron +90.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.8%

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% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
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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 EVitamin E +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.779mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork belly Fajita DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.33g 1.596g 81%
Fats 53.01g 5.73g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 24.7g 2.333g 56%
Sodium 32mg 799mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.65g 1.089g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.396mg 0.1mg 25%
Phosphorus 108mg 277mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.387mg 20%
Calories 518kcal 135kcal 19%
Protein 9.34g 18.56g 18%
Selenium 8µg 16.7µg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 0.54µg 13%
Choline 67.8mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.256mg 0.726mg 9%
Iron 0.52mg 0.99mg 6%
Cholesterol 72mg 88mg 5%
Magnesium 4mg 22mg 4%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.37mg 3%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.066mg 3%
Potassium 185mg 284mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 0.213mg 2%
Copper 0.052mg 0.03mg 2%
Folate 1µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.647mg 4.779mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.22mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.23g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 2.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
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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 FatsFats +825.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +92.2%
Contains more OtherOther +216.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +958.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +418.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.