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Meatball vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and green beans

  • Meatball has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and choline; however, green beans are higher in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 72% more than green beans.
  • Green beans have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of green beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1138.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +620%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1086.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +276.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +307.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +575.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.1%
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 Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.074mg 72%
Copper 0.706mg 0.057mg 72%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 29mg 45%
Vitamin K 0µg 47.9µg 40%
Protein 21g 1.89g 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.145g 30%
Sodium 550mg 1mg 24%
Iron 2.16mg 0.65mg 19%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.25mg 14%
Choline 88.4mg 16.9mg 13%
Fats 9g 0.28g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.614mg 12%
Manganese 0.285mg 12%
Folate 78µg 33µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.056mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.074mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.097mg 9%
Calories 197kcal 35kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.46mg 8%
Fiber 4.6g 3.2g 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.064g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.011g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Calcium 25mg 44mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Potassium 180mg 146mg 1%
Carbs 8g 7.88g 0%
Net carbs 3.4g 4.68g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g 3.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1011.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3114.3%
Contains more OtherOther +447.9%
Contains more WaterWater +53.8%
~equal in Carbs ~7.88g

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19790.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3117.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.