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Ice cream vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ice cream and meatball?

  • Meatball is richer than ice cream in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for copper is 76% more.
  • Ice cream has 5 times more saturated fat than meatball. While ice cream has 6.79g of saturated fat, meatball has only 1.425g.
  • The glycemic index of meatball is lower.

We used Ice creams, vanilla and Meatballs, meatless 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
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 +412%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2969.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +227.6%
~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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +476.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2187.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2055.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +284.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1460%
Contains more CholineCholine +240%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.706mg 76%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.938mg 75%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 1.5µg 46%
Protein 3.5g 21g 35%
Phosphorus 105mg 344mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 4.666g 28%
Iron 0.09mg 2.16mg 26%
Saturated fat 6.79g 1.425g 24%
Sodium 80mg 550mg 20%
Folate 5µg 78µg 18%
Fiber 0.7g 4.6g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 2.5mg 15%
Cholesterol 44mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.2mg 12%
Choline 26mg 88.4mg 11%
Calcium 128mg 25mg 10%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.8mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 1.73mg 10%
Carbs 23.6g 8g 5%
Fats 11g 9g 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.8µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 2.188g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.213mg 2%
Calories 207kcal 197kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 199mg 180mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 1.25g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195%
Contains more ProteinProtein +500%
Contains more OtherOther +344.4%
~equal in Water ~58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 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 +35.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +932.3%

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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.