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Fajita vs. Burrito — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fajita and burrito

  • Fajita has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and selenium, while burrito has more copper, vitamin B1, manganese, and iron.
  • Fajita covers your daily need for phosphorus, 33% more than burrito.
  • Fajita contains 44 times more cholesterol than burrito. While fajita contains 88mg of cholesterol, burrito contains only 2mg.

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

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
Contains more ZincZinc +95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +515.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +65.3%
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%
~equal in Potassium ~301mg

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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.4%
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +55.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1376.2%
~equal in Fats ~6.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~2.184g

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.