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Meatball vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between meatball and fruit salad

  • Fruit salad has less vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, zinc, and fiber.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 77% more than fruit salad.
  • Fruit salad has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of fruit salad is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.2%
Contains more IronIron +764%
Contains more CopperCopper +1312%
Contains more ZincZinc +1185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2357.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8427.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +843.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Fruit salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.011mg 77%
Copper 0.706mg 0.05mg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 14mg 47%
Protein 21g 0.51g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.011g 31%
Iron 2.16mg 0.25mg 24%
Sodium 550mg 5mg 24%
Folate 78µg 3µg 19%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.14mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.014mg 15%
Fiber 4.6g 1g 14%
Fats 9g 0.03g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.027mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.356mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.053mg 9%
Calories 197kcal 50kcal 7%
Manganese 0.151mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.004g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.005g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 30µg 3%
Potassium 180mg 116mg 2%
Carbs 8g 13.05g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 11mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 12.05g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4017.6%
Contains more FatsFats +29900%
Contains more OtherOther +1438.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.1%
Contains more WaterWater +48.5%

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42318.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.