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Meatball vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and peanuts different?

  • Meatball is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1; however, peanuts are richer in vitamin B3, copper, vitamin E, folate, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for meatball is 63% higher.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than peanuts (13).

Meatballs, meatless and Peanuts, all types, raw are the varieties 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%
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +291.7%
Contains more IronIron +112%
Contains more CopperCopper +62%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Phosphorus ~376mg

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%
Peanut
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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% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +381.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +253.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Peanut DV% diff.
Manganese 1.934mg 84%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 15.558g 73%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Fats 9g 49.24g 62%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 12.066mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 24.426g 56%
Copper 0.706mg 1.144mg 49%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 8.33mg 44%
Folate 78µg 240µg 41%
Magnesium 18mg 168mg 36%
Iron 2.16mg 4.58mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 1.767mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.64mg 25%
Sodium 550mg 18mg 23%
Saturated fat 1.425g 6.279g 22%
Calories 197kcal 567kcal 19%
Fiber 4.6g 8.5g 16%
Potassium 180mg 705mg 15%
Zinc 1.8mg 3.27mg 13%
Selenium 0.8µg 7.2µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.348mg 11%
Protein 21g 25.8g 10%
Choline 88.4mg 52.5mg 7%
Calcium 25mg 92mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.135mg 6%
Phosphorus 344mg 376mg 5%
Carbs 8g 16.13g 3%
Net carbs 3.4g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 4.72g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 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
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +792.3%
Contains more OtherOther +71.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.9%
Contains more FatsFats +447.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.6%

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
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1016.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.4%

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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.