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Meatball vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between meatball and dough

  • Meatball has more vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and choline, while dough has more selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 63% higher.
  • Dough contains 11 times less choline than meatball. Meatball contains 88.4mg of choline, while dough contains 8mg.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of meatball is 0, while the glycemic index of dough is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Meatballs, meatless and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +364.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +227.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%
~equal in Sodium ~602mg

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%
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +723.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1005%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.455mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Copper 0.706mg 0.152mg 62%
Selenium 0.8µg 28.6µg 51%
Phosphorus 344mg 105mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.855g 25%
Manganese 0.577mg 25%
Iron 2.16mg 3.91mg 22%
Protein 21g 10.75g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.71mg 19%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.427mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 8mg 15%
Carbs 8g 51.88g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 4.817mg 14%
Folate 78µg 123µg 11%
Fats 9g 2.42g 10%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.21mg 10%
Fiber 4.6g 2.2g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.107mg 7%
Zinc 1.8mg 1.04mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.362g 5%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.529g 4%
Calories 197kcal 272kcal 4%
Calcium 25mg 52mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 32mg 3%
Sodium 550mg 602mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 117mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.455mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.3%
Contains more FatsFats +271.9%
Contains more WaterWater +75.8%
Contains more OtherOther +105.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +548.5%

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
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +504.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +445.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.9%

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
  2. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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