Shortbread vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shortbread and fajita

Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, and folate; however, fajita is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1,2 and selenium.
Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 33% more than fajita.
Fajita contains 20 times less folate than shortbread. Shortbread contains 81µg of folate, while fajita contains 4µg.
Fajita has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of shortbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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.

Shortbread

Fajita

Contains more IronIron	+201%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+495.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+222.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+179.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+319.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+169.4%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

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.

Shortbread

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1009.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+253%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1925%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+445.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+7433.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	1.089g	48%
Fats	26.22g	5.73g	32%
Phosphorus	66mg	277mg	30%
Saturated fat	8.105g	1.596g	30%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Protein	5.37g	18.56g	26%
Iron	2.98mg	0.99mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.387mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.54µg	23%
Carbs	63.78g	2.23g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.1mg	21%
Folate	81µg	4µg	19%
Selenium	6.2µg	16.7µg	19%
Sodium	353mg	799mg	19%
Calories	514kcal	135kcal	19%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.22mg	15%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.066mg	14%
Choline	0.9mg	67.8mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	2.333g	11%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	4.779mg	9%
Vitamin K	11µg	0.2µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.213mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.726mg	8%
Zinc	0.49mg	1.37mg	8%
Copper	0.09mg	0.03mg	7%
Potassium	88mg	284mg	6%
Fiber	1.3g	0g	5%
Magnesium	14mg	22mg	2%
Net carbs	62.48g	2.23g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	21.65g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
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%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.885g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.002g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.253g		N/A