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Meatball vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and chives different?

  • Meatball is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B3, while chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 177% more than meatball.
  • Chives are lower in sodium.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index (45) than meatball (0).

Meatballs, meatless and Chives, raw types were 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.
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 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +349.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +221.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +493.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%

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.
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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +723.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +286.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.078mg 72%
Vitamin C 0mg 58.1mg 65%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Copper 0.706mg 0.157mg 61%
Phosphorus 344mg 58mg 41%
Protein 21g 3.27g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.267g 29%
Sodium 550mg 3mg 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 218µg 24%
Manganese 0.373mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 5.2mg 15%
Fats 9g 0.73g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.647mg 12%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.56mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.21mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.115mg 8%
Calories 197kcal 30kcal 8%
Fiber 4.6g 2.5g 8%
Calcium 25mg 92mg 7%
Folate 78µg 105µg 7%
Iron 2.16mg 1.6mg 7%
Magnesium 18mg 42mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.146g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.095g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.138mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.324mg 4%
Potassium 180mg 296mg 3%
Carbs 8g 4.35g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +542.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1132.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.9%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +56.3%

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
Chives
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29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2203.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1647.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%

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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.