Click on the link in the first sentence of the article. The page it goes to has a complete (USA spec) nutrition label on the right hand side.
Compared it to the NutritionData info for "USDA commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen", it stacks up about like this:
- 13% fewer calories (100 vs 114 in a 3oz serving)
- 75% less fat (1.5g vs 6g)
- 100% less cholesterol (0mg vs 75mg)
- 72% less sodium (190mg vs 670mg)
- 67% more carbohydrate (5g vs 3g - but 3 vs 0 of that is fiber, so from an 'Atkins' perspective it's a lower-carb food)
- 27% more protein (19g vs 15g)
- And a good bit more calcium and iron.
Don't know about the amino acid breakdown, but judging by the ingredients list it does have all the essential ones.
Less fat, less net carbs, more protein, more vitamins. . . at least judging by the label, this stuff beats the real thing pretty solidly in the nutrition department.
Compared it to the NutritionData info for "USDA commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen", it stacks up about like this:
Don't know about the amino acid breakdown, but judging by the ingredients list it does have all the essential ones.Less fat, less net carbs, more protein, more vitamins. . . at least judging by the label, this stuff beats the real thing pretty solidly in the nutrition department.