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Barbecue sauce vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between barbecue sauce and meatball

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, iron, zinc, fiber, and choline than barbecue sauce.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Barbecue sauce contains 2 times more sodium than meatball. Barbecue sauce contains 1027mg of sodium, while meatball contains 550mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Meatballs, meatless.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +237.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +880.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +958.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1620%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3978.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +318.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1145.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.938mg 76%
Copper 0.072mg 0.706mg 70%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Phosphorus 20mg 344mg 46%
Protein 0.82g 21g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 4.666g 30%
Sodium 1027mg 550mg 21%
Folate 2µg 78µg 19%
Iron 0.64mg 2.16mg 19%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Choline 7.1mg 88.4mg 15%
Fiber 0.9g 4.6g 15%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.8mg 15%
Fats 0.63g 9g 13%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 2.5mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.213mg 12%
Carbs 40.77g 8g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.5mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.045g 1.425g 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 1.73mg 6%
Manganese 0.126mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 2.188g 5%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 232mg 180mg 2%
Calories 172kcal 197kcal 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 33mg 25mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 33.24g 1.25g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +409.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2461%
Contains more FatsFats +1328.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.3%
~equal in Water ~58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2568.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4519.8%

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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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