Fajita vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fajita and beefsteak?

Fajita is higher in phosphorus, yet beefsteak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, and choline.
Beefsteak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 35% more.
Fajita has 14 times more sodium than beefsteak. While fajita has 799mg of sodium, beefsteak has only 57mg.
The glycemic index of beefsteak is lower.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled types 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.

Fajita

Beefsteak

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+633.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more IronIron	+64.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+254%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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.

Fajita

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	1.38µg	35%
Zinc	1.37mg	4.85mg	32%
Sodium	799mg	57mg	32%
Selenium	16.7µg	28.8µg	22%
Saturated fat	1.596g	5.951g	20%
Protein	18.56g	26.72g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.585mg	15%
Fats	5.73g	15.11g	14%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	6.978mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	6.298g	10%
Phosphorus	277mg	213mg	9%
Iron	0.99mg	1.63mg	8%
Calories	135kcal	250kcal	6%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.14mg	6%
Choline	67.8mg	101.8mg	6%
Copper	0.03mg	0.073mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.527mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.56g	4%
Cholesterol	88mg	79mg	3%
Potassium	284mg	340mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.45mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.009mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.078mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Calcium	13mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	4µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.842mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A