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Meatball vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between meatball and spätzle

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, spätzle is richer in selenium.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Meatball contains 17 times more vitamin B12 than spätzle. Meatball contains 1.5µg of vitamin B12, while spätzle contains 0.09µg.
  • Spätzle contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Meatballs, meatless and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +373.7%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +620.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2887.5%

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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +917.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +965%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1014.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +244%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Spätzle DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.03mg 76%
Copper 0.706mg 0.098mg 68%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.09µg 59%
Selenium 0.8µg 23.9µg 42%
Phosphorus 344mg 76mg 38%
Protein 21g 4.54g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.552g 27%
Iron 2.16mg 0.6mg 20%
Folate 78µg 7µg 18%
Sodium 550mg 165mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.02mg 15%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Fiber 4.6g 1.2g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.4mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.046mg 12%
Fats 9g 2.07g 11%
Choline 88.4mg 25.7mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.17mg 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.65mg 10%
Carbs 8g 25.16g 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.419g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.263mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 38mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.581g 4%
Calories 197kcal 138kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Calcium 25mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 0.4g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +362.6%
Contains more FatsFats +334.8%
Contains more OtherOther +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +745.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.6%

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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.