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Meatball vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between meatball and taco salad

  • Taco salad has less vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, choline, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 74% more than taco salad.
  • Taco salad contains 6 times less copper than meatball. Meatball contains 0.706mg of copper, while taco salad contains 0.113mg.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Fast foods, taco salad.

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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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more IronIron +87.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +524.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +32.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +288%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%

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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1776%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +368.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +279.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Taco salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.05mg 74%
Copper 0.706mg 0.113mg 66%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.32µg 49%
Phosphorus 344mg 72mg 39%
Protein 21g 6.68g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.883g 25%
Fiber 4.6g 18%
Iron 2.16mg 1.15mg 13%
Choline 88.4mg 23.3mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Folate 78µg 42µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.425g 3.446g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 1.24mg 8%
Calcium 25mg 97mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.11mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Sodium 550mg 385mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.68mg 4%
Zinc 1.8mg 1.36mg 4%
Calories 197kcal 141kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.18mg 3%
Selenium 0.8µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.8mg 2%
Fats 9g 7.46g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 26mg 2%
Carbs 8g 11.91g 1%
Potassium 180mg 210mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 2.606g 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 11.91g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 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
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.4%
Contains more FatsFats +20.6%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.9%
Contains more WaterWater +24.7%

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
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +428.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.1%

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

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.