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Meatball vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between meatball and barbecue sauce

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, iron, zinc, fiber, and choline than barbecue sauce.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Meatball contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Meatballs, meatless and Sauce, barbecue.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +237.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +880.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +958.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1620%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.5%

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3978.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +318.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1145.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.023mg 76%
Copper 0.706mg 0.072mg 70%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 20mg 46%
Protein 21g 0.82g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.101g 30%
Sodium 550mg 1027mg 21%
Folate 78µg 2µg 19%
Iron 2.16mg 0.64mg 19%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Choline 88.4mg 7.1mg 15%
Fiber 4.6g 0.9g 15%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.17mg 15%
Fats 9g 0.63g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.597mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.056mg 12%
Carbs 8g 40.77g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.075mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.164mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.045g 6%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.8mg 6%
Manganese 0.126mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.082g 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Potassium 180mg 232mg 2%
Calories 197kcal 172kcal 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Calcium 25mg 33mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2461%
Contains more FatsFats +1328.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +409.6%
~equal in Water ~54.71g

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2568.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4519.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.