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Meatball vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between meatball and baby food?

  • Meatball is higher in vitamin B12 and copper, yet baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, and magnesium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 567% more.
  • The amount of sodium in baby food is lower.
  • The glycemic index of meatball is lower.

We used Meatballs, meatless and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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 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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2832%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.8%
Contains more IronIron +2099.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3137.5%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +281%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +112.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1175.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1288.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.189mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 2.16mg 47.5mg 567%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 34.714mg 201%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 2.717mg 193%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 2.438mg 125%
Calcium 25mg 733mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Selenium 0.8µg 25.9µg 46%
Copper 0.706mg 0.334mg 41%
Sodium 550mg 3mg 24%
Carbs 8g 73.4g 22%
Magnesium 18mg 100mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 1.697g 20%
Protein 21g 12.2g 18%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 3.68mg 13%
Choline 88.4mg 23.2mg 12%
Fiber 4.6g 7.5g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 1.074mg 11%
Folate 78µg 43µg 9%
Calories 197kcal 379kcal 9%
Potassium 180mg 437mg 8%
Fats 9g 4.4g 7%
Phosphorus 344mg 392mg 7%
Zinc 1.8mg 2.4mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.769g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 1.206g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.189mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.1%
Contains more FatsFats +104.5%
Contains more WaterWater +765.7%
Contains more OtherOther +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +817.5%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46%

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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.