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Meatball vs. Nattō — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and nattō

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and folate; however, nattō is higher in iron, magnesium, vitamin K, calcium, and potassium.
  • Nattō covers your daily iron needs 81% more than meatball.
  • Nattō has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of nattō is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Natto.

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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%
Nattō
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 82% 65% 64% 323% 222% 83% 75% 0.91% 199% 48%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +538.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +768%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +305%
Contains more IronIron +298.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
~equal in Copper ~0.667mg

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%
Nattō
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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 43% 0% 0.2% 0% 40% 44% 0% 13% 30% 0% 58% 6% 31%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +486.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +875%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.1%
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 Nattō DV% diff.
Iron 2.16mg 8.6mg 81%
Manganese 1.528mg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.16mg 65%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Sodium 550mg 7mg 24%
Phosphorus 344mg 174mg 24%
Magnesium 18mg 115mg 23%
Vitamin K 0µg 23.1µg 19%
Calcium 25mg 217mg 19%
Folate 78µg 8µg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0mg 16%
Potassium 180mg 729mg 16%
Selenium 0.8µg 8.8µg 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.01mg 11%
Zinc 1.8mg 3.03mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 6.21g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.215mg 6%
Choline 88.4mg 57mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.13mg 5%
Copper 0.706mg 0.667mg 4%
Fiber 4.6g 5.4g 3%
Protein 21g 19.4g 3%
Fats 9g 11g 3%
Carbs 8g 12.68g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.19mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 2.43g 1%
Calories 197kcal 211kcal 1%
Saturated fat 1.425g 1.591g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 7.28g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 4.89g N/A
Tryptophan 0.223mg 0%
Threonine 0.813mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.931mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 0%
Lysine 1.145mg 0%
Methionine 0.208mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 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
Nattō
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19% 11% 13% 55% 2%
Protein: 19.4 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 12.68 g
Water: 55.02 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
Contains more FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.5%
~equal in Protein ~19.4g
~equal in Water ~55.02g

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
Nattō
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.591 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.21 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.1%

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. Nattō - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172443/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.