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Egg white vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between egg whites and meatball?

  • Egg whites are richer in selenium and vitamin B2, yet meatball is richer in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, and fiber.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 78% higher.
  • Egg whites have 25 times more selenium than meatball. Egg whites have 20µg of selenium, while meatball has 0.8µg.
  • Egg whites contain less sodium.

We used Egg, white, raw, fresh and Meatballs, meatless types in this comparison.

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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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 less SodiumSodium -69.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.4%
Contains more IronIron +2600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2969.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2193.3%

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% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +106.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2281%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
Contains more CholineCholine +7936.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.938mg 78%
Copper 0.023mg 0.706mg 76%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1.5µg 59%
Phosphorus 15mg 344mg 47%
Selenium 20µg 0.8µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.666g 31%
Iron 0.08mg 2.16mg 26%
Protein 10.9g 21g 20%
Folate 4µg 78µg 19%
Fiber 0g 4.6g 18%
Sodium 166mg 550mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.213mg 17%
Zinc 0.03mg 1.8mg 16%
Choline 1.1mg 88.4mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.2mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 2.5mg 15%
Fats 0.17g 9g 14%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.73mg 12%
Calories 52kcal 197kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.5mg 6%
Saturated fat 0g 1.425g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.188g 5%
Calcium 7mg 25mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 0.73g 8g 2%
Potassium 163mg 180mg 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 0.71g 1.25g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +51%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5194.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +995.9%
Contains more OtherOther +534.9%

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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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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