Fajita vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fajita and roast beef?

Fajita has less vitamin B12, zinc, iron, potassium, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than roast beef.
Roast beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 63% higher.
Fajita has 2 times more cholesterol than roast beef. Fajita has 88mg of cholesterol, while roast beef has 51mg.
Roast beef has a lower glycemic index than fajita.

We used USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fajita

Roast beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+340%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127.8%
Contains more IronIron	+107.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+186.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+133.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Sodium ~853mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fajita

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+277.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	2.04µg	63%
Zinc	1.37mg	3.2mg	17%
Iron	0.99mg	2.05mg	13%
Cholesterol	88mg	51mg	12%
Potassium	284mg	647mg	11%
Copper	0.03mg	0.086mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.387mg	0.46mg	6%
Phosphorus	277mg	242mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.043mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.779mg	5.581mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.089g	0.27g	5%
Selenium	16.7µg	14.7µg	4%
Choline	67.8mg	43.9mg	4%
Fats	5.73g	3.69g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.726mg	0.566mg	3%
Sodium	799mg	853mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.49mg	2%
Manganese	0.066mg	0.015mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.333g	1.521g	2%
Calories	135kcal	115kcal	1%
Carbs	2.23g	0.64g	1%
Calcium	13mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Saturated fat	1.596g	1.318g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.017g	1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.14g	1%
Protein	18.56g	18.62g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	87g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	2.23g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Magnesium	22mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.213mg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.2mg		0%
Threonine	0.452mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg		0%
Leucine	1.56mg		0%
Lysine	1.857mg		0%
Methionine	0.552mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.763mg		0%
Valine	0.847mg		0%
Histidine	0.68mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.007g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.01g	0.002g	N/A