Meatball vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are meatball and cashew different?
- Meatball is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1; however, cashew is richer in copper, magnesium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin K.
- Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 165% higher.
- Meatball has less saturated fat.
- Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than cashew (25).
Meatballs, meatless and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw are the varieties used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1522.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +48% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +266.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +209.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +210.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +221.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +72.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2387.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +92.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +121.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +267.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +135.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +212% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +72.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +108.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 0.706mg | 2.195mg | 165% |
Manganese | 1.655mg | 72% | |
Magnesium | 18mg | 292mg | 65% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.5µg | 0µg | 63% |
Iron | 2.16mg | 6.68mg | 57% |
Fats | 9g | 43.85g | 54% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.188g | 23.797g | 54% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.938mg | 0.423mg | 43% |
Phosphorus | 344mg | 593mg | 36% |
Zinc | 1.8mg | 5.78mg | 36% |
Selenium | 0.8µg | 19.9µg | 35% |
Saturated fat | 1.425g | 7.783g | 29% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 34.1µg | 28% |
Sodium | 550mg | 12mg | 23% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.666g | 7.845g | 21% |
Calories | 197kcal | 553kcal | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.2mg | 0.417mg | 17% |
Choline | 88.4mg | 16% | |
Potassium | 180mg | 660mg | 14% |
Folate | 78µg | 25µg | 13% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.213mg | 0.058mg | 12% |
Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
Vitamin B3 | 2.5mg | 1.062mg | 9% |
Carbs | 8g | 30.19g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.5mg | 0.864mg | 7% |
Protein | 21g | 18.22g | 6% |
Vitamin E | 1.73mg | 0.9mg | 6% |
Fiber | 4.6g | 3.3g | 5% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.5mg | 1% |
Calcium | 25mg | 37mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.4g | 26.89g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.25g | 5.91g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.688mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.789mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.472mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.928mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.951mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.094mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.456mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.05g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +15.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1015.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +57.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +387.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +277.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +987.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +68.1% |