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Meatball vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between meatball and soba?

  • Meatball is richer than soba in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for copper is 78% more.
  • The amount of sodium in soba is lower.
  • The glycemic index of meatball is lower.

We used Meatballs, meatless and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +414.3%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +8725%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1276%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +897.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +719.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +390.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1014.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Soba DV% diff.
Copper 0.706mg 0.008mg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.094mg 70%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 25mg 46%
Protein 21g 5.06g 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.031g 31%
Iron 2.16mg 0.48mg 21%
Sodium 550mg 60mg 21%
Fiber 4.6g 18%
Folate 78µg 7µg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Manganese 0.374mg 16%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.12mg 15%
Fats 9g 0.1g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.026mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.51mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.04mg 12%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.019g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.026g 5%
Calories 197kcal 99kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.235mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 35mg 4%
Carbs 8g 21.44g 4%
Calcium 25mg 4mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 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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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +315%
Contains more FatsFats +8900%
Contains more OtherOther +925.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168%
Contains more WaterWater +25.9%

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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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8315.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14951.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.