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Meatball vs. Chewing gum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and chewing gum

  • Chewing gum has less copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, zinc, and choline.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 78% more than chewing gum.
  • Chewing gum has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Chewing gum.

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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 0% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8900%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Chewing gum DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0mg 78%
Copper 0.706mg 0mg 78%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 0mg 49%
Protein 21g 0g 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.137g 30%
Carbs 8g 96.7g 30%
Iron 2.16mg 0mg 27%
Sodium 550mg 1mg 24%
Folate 78µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 0mg 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0mg 15%
Fats 9g 0.3g 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 4.6g 2.4g 9%
Calories 197kcal 360kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.042g 6%
Potassium 180mg 2mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.079g 5%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 25mg 0mg 3%
Net carbs 3.4g 94.3g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 66.08g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 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
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +2900%
Contains more WaterWater +2130.8%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1108.8%

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
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2669.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3305.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/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.