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Meatball vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between meatball and winter melon

  • Meatball has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, winter melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 76% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Meatballs, meatless and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +440%
Contains more CopperCopper +2969.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +195.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1710.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.8%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2245%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1460%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Winter melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.706mg 0.023mg 76%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.04mg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Phosphorus 344mg 19mg 46%
Protein 21g 0.4g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 0.087g 31%
Iron 2.16mg 0.4mg 22%
Sodium 550mg 111mg 19%
Folate 78µg 5µg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Fats 9g 0.2g 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.035mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 0.4mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.61mg 11%
Calories 197kcal 13kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.11mg 8%
Fiber 4.6g 2.9g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.133mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.425g 0.016g 6%
Potassium 180mg 6mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 0.037g 5%
Manganese 0.058mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Carbs 8g 3g 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 25mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5150%
Contains more FatsFats +4400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +65.7%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5813.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5263.2%
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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.