Granola bars vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between granola bars and meatball?

Granola bars are higher in manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, fiber, and vitamin E, yet meatball is higher in vitamin B12.
Granola bars' daily need coverage for manganese is 65% more.
Granola bars have 5 times more vitamin E than meatball. While granola bars have 2.09mg of vitamin E, meatball has only 0.42mg.
The amount of sodium in granola bars is lower.
The glycemic index of meatball is lower.

We used Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style types 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.

Granola bars

Meatball

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+212.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more IronIron	+66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+218.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+530.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+31.1%

~equal in Selenium ~15.3µg

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.

Granola bars

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+397.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+78%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+137.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+105.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.777mg	0.282mg	65%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	3.346g	58%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1µg	42%
Copper	0.392mg	0.123mg	30%
Saturated fat	2.37g	7.627g	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Carbs	64.4g	8.06g	19%
Magnesium	97mg	31mg	16%
Sodium	294mg	666mg	16%
Iron	2.95mg	1.77mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	9.188g	12%
Fiber	5.3g	2.3g	12%
Vitamin E	2.09mg	0.42mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	0.136mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	3.108mg	10%
Calories	471kcal	286kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.23mg	9%
Protein	10.1g	14.4g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.202mg	9%
Phosphorus	277mg	239mg	5%
Vitamin K	14.6µg	8.2µg	5%
Fats	19.8g	22.21g	4%
Choline	22mg	45.2mg	4%
Folate	23µg	36µg	3%
Zinc	2.03mg	1.66mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	0.924mg	2%
Vitamin A	2µg	22µg	2%
Selenium	16.2µg	15.3µg	2%
Calcium	61mg	80mg	2%
Potassium	336mg	296mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	59.1g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	28.57g	3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.177mg		0%
Threonine	0.264mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.352mg		0%
Leucine	0.724mg		0%
Lysine	0.4mg		0%
Methionine	0.177mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.479mg		0%
Valine	0.508mg		0%
Histidine	0.216mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A