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Meatball vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and beer

  • Beer has less copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, fiber, folate, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 78% more than beer.
  • Beer has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +566.7%
Contains more IronIron +10700%
Contains more CopperCopper +14020%
Contains more ZincZinc +17900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2357.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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%
Beer
Beer
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +752%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +387.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
Contains more CholineCholine +775.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Beer DV% diff.
Copper 0.706mg 0.005mg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.005mg 78%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.02µg 62%
Phosphorus 344mg 14mg 47%
Protein 21g 0.46g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0g 31%
Iron 2.16mg 0.02mg 27%
Sodium 550mg 4mg 24%
Folate 78µg 6µg 18%
Fiber 4.6g 0g 18%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.01mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 10.1mg 14%
Fats 9g 0g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.025mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.046mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.513mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.041mg 9%
Calories 197kcal 43kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0g 5%
Potassium 180mg 27mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Calcium 25mg 4mg 2%
Carbs 8g 3.55g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4465.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.4%
Contains more WaterWater +58.6%
~equal in Other ~4.03g

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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.