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Liverwurst vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between liverwurst and meatball

  • Liverwurst has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, while meatball has more vitamin B1 and copper.
  • Liverwurst covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 498% more than meatball.
  • The amount of cholesterol in meatball is lower.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of meatball is 0, while the glycemic index of liverwurst is 28.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Liverwurst spread 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.6% 15% 332% 80% 63% 99% 91% 20% 316%
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 IronIron +309.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
~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 12% 1364% 0% 0% 68% 238% 81% 177% 44% 1683% 0% 23% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +383.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +490%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +797.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liverwurst Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.46µg 1.5µg 498%
Vitamin A 4091µg 0µg 455%
Selenium 58µg 0.8µg 104%
Iron 8.85mg 2.16mg 84%
Vitamin B2 1.03mg 0.213mg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.272mg 0.938mg 56%
Copper 0.24mg 0.706mg 52%
Vitamin B5 2.95mg 0.5mg 49%
Cholesterol 118mg 0mg 39%
Saturated fat 9.925g 1.425g 39%
Monounsaturated fat 12.286g 2.188g 25%
Fats 25.45g 9g 25%
Protein 12.38g 21g 17%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 230mg 344mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.427g 4.666g 15%
Folate 30µg 78µg 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.3mg 2.5mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 4.6g 8%
Sodium 700mg 550mg 7%
Manganese 0.155mg 7%
Calories 305kcal 197kcal 5%
Zinc 2.3mg 1.8mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.2mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 5.89g 8g 1%
Net carbs 3.39g 3.4g N/A
Calcium 22mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 170mg 180mg 0%
Sugar 1.65g 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.151mg 0%
Threonine 0.671mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.653mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 1.155mg 0%
Methionine 0.285mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.617mg 0%
Valine 0.857mg 0%
Histidine 0.448mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 25% 6% 54% 3%
Protein: 12.38 g
Fats: 25.45 g
Carbs: 5.89 g
Water: 53.53 g
Other: 2.75 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +182.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.8%
Contains more OtherOther +45.5%
~equal in Water ~58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 50% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.925 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.286 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.427 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 +461.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.3%

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. Liverwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174596/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.