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Meatball vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between meatball and butter?

  • Meatball is higher in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, and folate, yet butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 245% more.
  • Meatball has 188 times more vitamin B1 than butter. While meatball has 0.938mg of vitamin B1, butter has only 0.005mg.
  • The amount of sodium in butter is lower.

We used Meatballs, meatless and Butter, without salt 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +650%
Contains more IronIron +10700%
Contains more CopperCopper +4312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Calcium ~24mg

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +526.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +782.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more CholineCholine +370.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.425g 50.489g 223%
Fats 9g 81.11g 111%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.005mg 78%
Copper 0.706mg 0.016mg 77%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.17µg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 23.43g 53%
Phosphorus 344mg 24mg 46%
Protein 21g 0.85g 40%
Iron 2.16mg 0.02mg 27%
Calories 197kcal 717kcal 26%
Sodium 550mg 11mg 23%
Folate 78µg 3µg 19%
Fiber 4.6g 0g 18%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.09mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.042mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.003mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.034mg 14%
Choline 88.4mg 18.8mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 3.01g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Potassium 180mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 2.32mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 2mg 4%
Carbs 8g 0.06g 3%
Net carbs 3.4g 0.06g N/A
Calcium 25mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g 0.06g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 1µg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2370.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +223.3%
Contains more OtherOther +9900%
Contains more FatsFats +801.2%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +970.8%

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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.