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Buckwheat vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between buckwheat and meatball

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, choline, and vitamin E than buckwheat.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 75% more.
  • Buckwheat contains less sodium.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of meatball is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked 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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.5%
Contains more IronIron +170%
Contains more CopperCopper +383.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +195.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +391.4%

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 0% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1822.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2245%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +159.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +457.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +339.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.938mg 75%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Copper 0.146mg 0.706mg 62%
Phosphorus 70mg 344mg 39%
Protein 3.38g 21g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 4.666g 30%
Sodium 4mg 550mg 24%
Manganese 0.403mg 18%
Iron 0.8mg 2.16mg 17%
Folate 14µg 78µg 16%
Fats 0.62g 9g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.213mg 13%
Choline 20.1mg 88.4mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1.73mg 11%
Zinc 0.61mg 1.8mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 2.5mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.2mg 9%
Magnesium 51mg 18mg 8%
Fiber 2.7g 4.6g 8%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1.425g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 2.188g 5%
Calories 92kcal 197kcal 5%
Carbs 19.94g 8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.5mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.8µg 3%
Potassium 88mg 180mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 7mg 25mg 2%
Net carbs 17.24g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.3%
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +521.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1351.6%
Contains more OtherOther +830.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 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 -90.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1063.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2381.9%

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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/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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