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Fast food vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fast food and meatball different?

  • Fast food is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and iron; however, meatball is richer in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for meatball is 65% higher.
  • Fast food contains 25 times more selenium than meatball. While fast food contains 20.3µg of selenium, meatball contains only 0.8µg.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than fast food (66).

Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Meatballs, meatless are the varieties used in this article.

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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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2437.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +483.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.7%
~equal in Potassium ~180mg

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +355.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +195.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +68.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +157%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.2mg
~equal in Folate ~78µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.121mg 0.706mg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.938mg 52%
Selenium 20.3µg 0.8µg 35%
Phosphorus 134mg 344mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 1.5µg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 4.666g 20%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 2.5mg 19%
Manganese 0.357mg 16%
Saturated fat 4.493g 1.425g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.213mg 12%
Fiber 1.7g 4.6g 12%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Iron 3.06mg 2.16mg 11%
Sodium 331mg 550mg 10%
Choline 34.4mg 88.4mg 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1.73mg 9%
Protein 16.52g 21g 9%
Carbs 31.5g 8g 8%
Zinc 2.52mg 1.8mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 2.188g 7%
Fats 12.01g 9g 5%
Calories 297kcal 197kcal 5%
Calcium 62mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 0µg 4%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Folate 80µg 78µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 197mg 180mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 3.4g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.88g 1.25g N/A
Trans fat 0.514g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +293.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more WaterWater +50.8%
Contains more OtherOther +163.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 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 +121%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.7%

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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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.