Fajita vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fajita and pot roast?

Fajita is richer in phosphorus and vitamin B6, yet pot roast is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and choline.
Pot roast's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 66% higher.
Fajita has 17 times more sodium than pot roast. Fajita has 799mg of sodium, while pot roast has 47mg.
Pot roast has a lower glycemic index than fajita.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+560%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more IronIron	+144.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+230%
Contains more ZincZinc	+386.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+61.7%

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+131.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+294.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	2.13µg	66%
Zinc	1.37mg	6.66mg	48%
Sodium	799mg	47mg	33%
Saturated fat	1.596g	7.548g	27%
Protein	18.56g	28.94g	21%
Fats	5.73g	19.17g	21%
Selenium	16.7µg	27µg	19%
Iron	0.99mg	2.42mg	18%
Phosphorus	277mg	174mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	8.175g	15%
Cholesterol	88mg	116mg	9%
Calories	135kcal	297kcal	8%
Copper	0.03mg	0.099mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.283mg	8%
Choline	67.8mg	110.2mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	4.105mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.059mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.171mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.571mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.708g	3%
Potassium	284mg	231mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.51mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.01mg	2%
Carbs	2.23g	0g	1%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Folate	4µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	103kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.452mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.56mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	1.857mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.552mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.847mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.68mg	0.924mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.01g		N/A