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Meatball vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and ginger different?

  • Meatball is higher than ginger in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Meatball covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 76% more than ginger.
  • Ginger is lower in sodium.

Meatballs, meatless and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +212.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +429.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +911.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%

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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +565.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3652%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +526.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +609.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +206.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.025mg 76%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Copper 0.706mg 0.226mg 53%
Phosphorus 344mg 34mg 44%
Protein 21g 1.82g 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.154g 30%
Sodium 550mg 13mg 23%
Iron 2.16mg 0.6mg 20%
Folate 78µg 11µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.034mg 14%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.34mg 13%
Fats 9g 0.75g 13%
Choline 88.4mg 28.8mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.75mg 11%
Fiber 4.6g 2g 10%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.26mg 10%
Manganese 0.229mg 10%
Potassium 180mg 415mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.203g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.203mg 6%
Calories 197kcal 80kcal 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Magnesium 18mg 43mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.154g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.16mg 3%
Carbs 8g 17.77g 3%
Calcium 25mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1053.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more OtherOther +419.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.1%
Contains more WaterWater +36%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1320.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2929.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%

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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.