Meatball vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and beef sirloin different?

Meatball is richer in manganese and fiber, while beef sirloin is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B12, and choline.
Beef sirloin covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than meatball.
Beef sirloin is lower in sodium.

Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled 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.

Meatball

Beef sirloin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+263.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2463.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+243.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+154.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.92mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~253mg

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.

Meatball

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+485.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+189.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+237.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+47%
Contains more CholineCholine	+159.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	15.3µg	38.9µg	43%
Zinc	1.66mg	5.7mg	37%
Vitamin B3	3.108mg	9.001mg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.202mg	0.681mg	37%
Protein	14.4g	30.8g	33%
Saturated fat	7.627g	1.915g	26%
Fats	22.21g	5.03g	26%
Sodium	666mg	66mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.346g	0.185g	21%
Vitamin B12	1µg	1.47µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	9.188g	2.006g	18%
Choline	45.2mg	117.3mg	13%
Manganese	0.282mg	0.011mg	12%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Folate	36µg	10µg	7%
Calcium	80mg	22mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.924mg	0.607mg	6%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	1.4µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.163mg	5%
Calories	286kcal	177kcal	5%
Cholesterol	66mg	81mg	5%
Copper	0.123mg	0.085mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.088mg	4%
Potassium	296mg	410mg	3%
Carbs	8.06g	0g	3%
Iron	1.77mg	1.92mg	2%
Vitamin A	22µg	0µg	2%
Phosphorus	239mg	253mg	2%
Magnesium	31mg	27mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Starch	2.25g		1%
Net carbs	5.76g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	3.47g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.39mg	0%
Trans fat	0.577g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.202mg	0%
Threonine		1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.401mg	0%
Leucine		2.45mg	0%
Lysine		2.603mg	0%
Methionine		0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.217mg	0%
Valine		1.528mg	0%
Histidine		0.983mg	0%
Fructose	0.21g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.022g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.07g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.815g		N/A