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Meatball vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between meatball and apple pie

  • Apple pie has less copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, zinc, vitamin B6, fiber, and iron.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 73% more than apple pie.
  • Apple pie contains 150 times less vitamin B12 than meatball. Meatball contains 1.5µg of vitamin B12, while apple pie contains 0.01µg.
  • Apple pie has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of apple pie is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.9%
Contains more IronIron +78.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1434.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1025%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1333.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.6%

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% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +320.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Apple pie DV% diff.
Copper 0.706mg 0.046mg 73%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.134mg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.01µg 62%
Phosphorus 344mg 24mg 46%
Protein 21g 1.9g 38%
Folate 78µg 4µg 19%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 2.198g 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.16mg 15%
Iron 2.16mg 1.21mg 12%
Sodium 550mg 266mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.038mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Fiber 4.6g 1.6g 12%
Saturated fat 1.425g 3.797g 11%
Carbs 8g 34g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 1.123mg 9%
Manganese 0.182mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.119mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 4.388g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.158mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Potassium 180mg 65mg 3%
Fats 9g 11g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 29µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 7mg 3%
Calories 197kcal 237kcal 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Calcium 25mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 32.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1005.3%
Contains more OtherOther +344.4%
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +325%
~equal in Water ~52.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.5%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.