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, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and selenium.
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

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.

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

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.

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 B3Vitamin B3	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176.4%

~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