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Gratin vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gratin and meatball

  • Gratin has more vitamin C; however, meatball is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, iron, folate, fiber, and zinc.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 73% more than gratin.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Gratin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
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 CalciumCalcium +376%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +237.5%
Contains more IronIron +237.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +341.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +204.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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.
Gratin
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1365.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +609.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.938mg 73%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Copper 0.16mg 0.706mg 61%
Phosphorus 113mg 344mg 33%
Protein 5.06g 21g 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 4.666g 29%
Iron 0.64mg 2.16mg 19%
Folate 11µg 78µg 17%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Saturated fat 4.733g 1.425g 15%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 0mg 11%
Fiber 1.8g 4.6g 11%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 119mg 25mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 2.5mg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.161mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.213mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 396mg 180mg 6%
Sodium 433mg 550mg 5%
Calories 132kcal 197kcal 3%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.8µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.2mg 2%
Fats 7.59g 9g 2%
Carbs 11.27g 8g 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 3.4g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 2.188g 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.9%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +315%
Contains more FatsFats +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +92.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 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 -69.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1590.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~2.188g

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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.