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Meatball vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between meatball and garden cress

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and fiber; however, garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 452% more than meatball.
  • Garden cress has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Cress, garden, 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +66.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +682.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +224%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
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%
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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1072.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +353.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~80µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.08mg 72%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Copper 0.706mg 0.17mg 60%
Vitamin A 0µg 346µg 38%
Phosphorus 344mg 76mg 38%
Protein 21g 2.6g 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.228g 30%
Manganese 0.553mg 24%
Sodium 550mg 14mg 23%
Fiber 4.6g 1.1g 14%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.23mg 14%
Potassium 180mg 606mg 13%
Choline 88.4mg 19.5mg 13%
Fats 9g 0.7g 13%
Iron 2.16mg 1.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 1mg 9%
Calories 197kcal 32kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.7mg 7%
Calcium 25mg 81mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.023g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.242mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 38mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.239g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.247mg 4%
Folate 78µg 80µg 1%
Carbs 8g 5.5g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 4.4g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +707.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1185.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.5%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +54.1%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +815.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1946.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.