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Meatball vs. Cutlet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and cutlet different?

  • Meatball is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, and zinc, while cutlet is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Cutlet covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 149% more than meatball.
  • Cutlet is lower in sodium.

Meatballs, meatless and WORTHINGTON Multigrain Cutlets, canned, unprepared 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 2.1% 6.6% 9.3% 64% 0% 27% 24% 48% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.5%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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% 0% 362% 0% 13% 307% 493% 0% 115% 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1776%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +945.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +524.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +951.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Cutlet DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 26.29mg 149%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 18.09mg 109%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 1.33mg 86%
Copper 0.706mg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.05mg 74%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 56mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.8g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.5mg 23%
Folate 78µg 2µg 19%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Fats 9g 1.5g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 10%
Sodium 550mg 371mg 8%
Zinc 1.8mg 1mg 7%
Iron 2.16mg 1.7mg 6%
Protein 21g 23.29g 5%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.3g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.2g 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Calories 197kcal 117kcal 4%
Potassium 180mg 105mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Carbs 8g 7.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.4g 2.8g N/A
Calcium 25mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g 0.2g N/A
Fiber 4.6g 4.5g 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
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23% 7% 67%
Protein: 23.29 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 66.69 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more OtherOther +227.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
~equal in Carbs ~7.3g

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
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23% 15% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +994%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +483.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.9%

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

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.