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Provolone vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are provolone and fajita different?

  • Provolone is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin B2, while fajita is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline.
  • Provolone covers your daily need for saturated fat, 77% more than fajita.
  • Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than provolone (27).

Cheese, provolone 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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5715.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.8%
Contains more IronIron +90.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +560%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.2%
~equal in Sodium ~799mg

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 0% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +170.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1000%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2963.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +430.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +340.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Fajita DV% diff.
Calcium 756mg 13mg 74%
Saturated fat 17.078g 1.596g 70%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0.54µg 38%
Fats 26.62g 5.73g 32%
Phosphorus 496mg 277mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 4.779mg 29%
Vitamin A 236µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.387mg 24%
Zinc 3.23mg 1.37mg 17%
Protein 25.58g 18.56g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 2.333g 13%
Calories 351kcal 135kcal 11%
Choline 15.4mg 67.8mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.213mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.1mg 7%
Cholesterol 69mg 88mg 6%
Iron 0.52mg 0.99mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.726mg 5%
Potassium 138mg 284mg 4%
Selenium 14.5µg 16.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Sodium 876mg 799mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 1.089g 2%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Folate 10µg 4µg 2%
Magnesium 28mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 2.23g N/A
Carbs 2.14g 2.23g 0%
Sugar 0.56g 0g N/A
Copper 0.026mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.22mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 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
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 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 +37.8%
Contains more FatsFats +364.6%
Contains more OtherOther +63.5%
Contains more WaterWater +72.4%
~equal in Carbs ~2.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.6%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.