Burrito vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between burrito and fajita

Burrito has more copper, vitamin B1, manganese, and iron, while fajita has more phosphorus, protein, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Fajita covers your daily need for phosphorus 33% more than burrito.
Burrito contains 6 times more manganese than fajita. While burrito contains 0.4mg of manganese, fajita contains only 0.066mg.
The amount of sodium in burrito is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, burrito, with beans and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Burrito

Fajita

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+110.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+480%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+506.1%

Contains more ZincZinc	+95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+515.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.3%

~equal in Potassium ~284mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Burrito

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.54µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	45mg	277mg	33%
Cholesterol	2mg	88mg	29%
Protein	6.48g	18.56g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.387mg	19%
Vitamin B3	1.87mg	4.779mg	18%
Copper	0.174mg	0.03mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.29mg	0.1mg	16%
Sodium	454mg	799mg	15%
Manganese	0.4mg	0.066mg	15%
Iron	2.08mg	0.99mg	14%
Selenium	10.1µg	16.7µg	12%
Carbs	32.92g	2.23g	10%
Folate	40µg	4µg	9%
Choline	26.8mg	67.8mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.174g	1.596g	7%
Zinc	0.7mg	1.37mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.213mg	5%
Calories	206kcal	135kcal	4%
Magnesium	40mg	22mg	4%
Calcium	52mg	13mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.92mg	0.726mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.551g	1.089g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.5µg	0.54µg	2%
Fats	6.22g	5.73g	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	301mg	284mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	318kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.86	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	32.92g	2.23g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	2.184g	2.333g	0%
Tryptophan	0.079mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	0.244mg	0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.27mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	0.504mg	1.56mg	0%
Lysine	0.343mg	1.857mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.351mg	0.763mg	0%
Valine	0.319mg	0.847mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.01g	N/A