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Meatball vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and melon

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, zinc, and fiber; however, melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 77% more than melon.
  • Melon has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Melons, casaba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more IronIron +535.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1076.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6780%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
~equal in Potassium ~182mg

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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +587.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +977.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +495.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +875%
Contains more CholineCholine +1063.2%
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 Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.015mg 77%
Copper 0.706mg 0.06mg 72%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 5mg 48%
Protein 21g 1.11g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.039g 31%
Sodium 550mg 9mg 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Iron 2.16mg 0.34mg 23%
Folate 78µg 8µg 18%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.07mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 7.6mg 15%
Fiber 4.6g 0.9g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.031mg 14%
Fats 9g 0.1g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.232mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.084mg 8%
Calories 197kcal 28kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.025g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.002g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.163mg 3%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.5µg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 25mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 5.68g N/A
Carbs 8g 6.58g 0%
Potassium 180mg 182mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g 5.69g 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1791.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1011.1%
Contains more WaterWater +58.4%

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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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +109300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11864.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.