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Cheese sandwich vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cheese sandwich and meatball

  • Cheese sandwich has more selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, meatball is higher in copper, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 61% more than cheese sandwich.
  • Meatball contains 30 times less selenium than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich contains 24.3µg of selenium, while meatball contains 0.8µg.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of cheese sandwich is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
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 +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +716%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70%
Contains more IronIron +21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2937.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +341.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~344mg

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1150%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.16mg 0.706mg 61%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 1.5µg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.938mg 48%
Manganese 1.083mg 47%
Selenium 24.3µg 0.8µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 4.666g 30%
Fats 25g 9g 25%
Protein 9.8g 21g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 2.188g 20%
Calcium 204mg 25mg 18%
Carbs 58.2g 8g 17%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.213mg 16%
Calories 497kcal 197kcal 15%
Sodium 839mg 550mg 13%
Saturated fat 4.129g 1.425g 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Magnesium 54mg 18mg 9%
Zinc 0.87mg 1.8mg 8%
Fiber 3.1g 4.6g 6%
Iron 2.62mg 2.16mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0.2mg 5%
Phosphorus 382mg 344mg 5%
Folate 64µg 78µg 4%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 2.5mg 4%
Potassium 306mg 180mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0.5mg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 21µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 55.1g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +627.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1712.5%
~equal in Other ~4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +373.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.5%

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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.