Fajita vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fajita and pork leg

Fajita has more phosphorus, while pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, zinc, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 53% higher.
Pork leg contains 17 times less sodium than fajita. Fajita contains 799mg of sodium, while pork leg contains 47mg.
Pork leg has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork leg is 0, while the glycemic index of fajita is 42.

The food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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

Pork leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more IronIron	+16.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+187%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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

Pork leg

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+636%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.574mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.685mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.401mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.736mg	53%
Sodium	799mg	47mg	33%
Selenium	16.7µg	29.4µg	23%
Saturated fat	1.596g	6.54g	22%
Fats	5.73g	18.87g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	8.38g	15%
Choline	67.8mg		12%
Phosphorus	277mg	199mg	11%
Calories	135kcal	245kcal	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	2.01g	6%
Cholesterol	88mg	73mg	5%
Zinc	1.37mg	1.93mg	5%
Copper	0.03mg	0.065mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.63µg	4%
Vitamin D*		20 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Protein	18.56g	17.43g	2%
Iron	0.99mg	0.85mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.023mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Calcium	13mg	5mg	1%
Potassium	284mg	315mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	4.574mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.685mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.401mg	1%
Folate	4µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	22mg	20mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.659mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A