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Meatball vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and watermelon different?

  • Meatball is higher than watermelon in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, fiber, zinc, and choline.
  • Meatball covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 75% more than watermelon.
  • Watermelon is lower in sodium.
  • Watermelon has a higher glycemic index (76) than meatball (0).

Meatballs, meatless and Watermelon, raw types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%
Contains more IronIron +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +1581%
Contains more ZincZinc +1700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3027.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2742.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +914.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more CholineCholine +2056.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.033mg 75%
Copper 0.706mg 0.042mg 74%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 11mg 48%
Protein 21g 0.61g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.05g 31%
Iron 2.16mg 0.24mg 24%
Sodium 550mg 1mg 24%
Folate 78µg 3µg 19%
Fiber 4.6g 0.4g 17%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.021mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.178mg 15%
Choline 88.4mg 4.1mg 15%
Fats 9g 0.15g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.045mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.1mg 9%
Calories 197kcal 30kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.016g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.221mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.037g 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Calcium 25mg 7mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 112mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Manganese 0.038mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 7.15g N/A
Carbs 8g 7.55g 0%
Sugar 1.25g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3342.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5900%
Contains more OtherOther +1566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +57.7%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5813.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9232%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.