Pork chop vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork chop and fajita

The amount of selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, zinc, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 in pork chop is higher than in fajita.
Pork chop covers your daily need for selenium, 36% more than fajita.
Pork chop contains 5 times more vitamin B1 than fajita. While pork chop contains 0.49mg of vitamin B1, fajita contains only 0.1mg.
The amount of saturated fat in fajita is lower.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of fajita is 42.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.

Pork chop

Fajita

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+330.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+118%

Contains more IronIron	+13.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+560%

~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.

Pork chop

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+390%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Choline ~67.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.4µg	16.7µg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.1mg	33%
Sodium	74mg	799mg	32%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	4.779mg	20%
Zinc	3.15mg	1.37mg	16%
Fats	14.35g	5.73g	13%
Saturated fat	4.339g	1.596g	12%
Protein	23.72g	18.56g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.387mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.726mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.213mg	8%
Copper	0.105mg	0.03mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	2.333g	6%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	1.089g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.54µg	5%
Calories	231kcal	135kcal	5%
Vitamin D	40IU		5%
Phosphorus	241mg	277mg	5%
Calcium	56mg	13mg	4%
Cholesterol	78mg	88mg	3%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.066mg	2%
Iron	0.87mg	0.99mg	2%
Potassium	315mg	284mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.23g	1%
Folate	0µg	4µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.23g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Choline	67.5mg	67.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.56mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	1.857mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.763mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.847mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g		N/A