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Meatball vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and black gram

  • Meatball has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B1; however, black gram is higher in iron, magnesium, fiber, folate, copper, potassium, and zinc.
  • Black gram covers your daily iron needs 68% more than meatball.
  • Black gram has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of black gram is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw.

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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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1383.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +452%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +446.1%
Contains more IronIron +250.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +39%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +243.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +176.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Black gram DV% diff.
Iron 2.16mg 7.57mg 68%
Manganese 1.527mg 66%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Magnesium 18mg 267mg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.273mg 55%
Fiber 4.6g 18.3g 55%
Folate 78µg 216µg 35%
Copper 0.706mg 0.981mg 31%
Potassium 180mg 983mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 1.071g 24%
Sodium 550mg 38mg 22%
Carbs 8g 58.99g 17%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 3.35mg 14%
Selenium 0.8µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Calcium 25mg 138mg 11%
Fats 9g 1.64g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.906mg 8%
Protein 21g 25.21g 8%
Calories 197kcal 341kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 1.447mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.281mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.114g 6%
Phosphorus 344mg 379mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.085g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.254mg 3%
Net carbs 3.4g 40.69g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +448.8%
Contains more WaterWater +437%
Contains more OtherOther +19%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +637.4%

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2474.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.