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Meatball vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between meatball and potato salad?

  • Potato salad has less vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B2 than meatball.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 72% higher.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index than potato salad.

We used Meatballs, meatless and Potato salad, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.6%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +498.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +480.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +412.5%
~equal in Sodium ~529mg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1014.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.534mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Potato salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.077mg 72%
Copper 0.706mg 0.118mg 65%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 52mg 42%
Protein 21g 2.68g 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Iron 2.16mg 0.65mg 19%
Folate 78µg 7µg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.31mg 14%
Fiber 4.6g 1.3g 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.06mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.89mg 10%
Selenium 0.8µg 4.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 3.737g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.141mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Manganese 0.101mg 4%
Calories 197kcal 143kcal 3%
Potassium 180mg 254mg 2%
Sodium 550mg 529mg 1%
Carbs 8g 11.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 2.48g 1%
Fats 9g 8.2g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 15mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.534mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Saturated fat 1.425g 1.429g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +683.6%
Contains more OtherOther +105.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.6%
Contains more WaterWater +31%
~equal in Fats ~8.2g

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.429g

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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.