Meatball vs. Emu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and emu different?

Emu has more selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc than meatball.
Daily need coverage for selenium for emu is 67% higher.
Meatball contains 9 times more saturated fat than emu. While meatball contains 7.627g of saturated fat, emu contains only 0.87g.

Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled are the varieties 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

Emu

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1042.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+683.3%

Contains more IronIron	+289.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+131.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+160.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+240.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~34mg

~equal in Potassium ~324mg

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

Emu

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+216.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+240.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+388.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+120%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	15.3µg	52.1µg	67%
Iron	1.77mg	6.89mg	64%
Vitamin B6	0.202mg	0.987mg	60%
Vitamin B5	0.924mg	3.647mg	54%
Vitamin B12	1µg	2.2µg	50%
Vitamin B3	3.108mg	10.569mg	47%
Protein	14.4g	33.67g	39%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.645mg	32%
Saturated fat	7.627g	0.87g	31%
Fats	22.21g	2.68g	30%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.43mg	25%
Sodium	666mg	110mg	24%
Zinc	1.66mg	4.32mg	24%
Cholesterol	66mg	129mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	9.188g	1.079g	20%
Copper	0.123mg	0.285mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.346g	0.613g	18%
Phosphorus	239mg	323mg	12%
Manganese	0.282mg	0.036mg	11%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Choline	45.2mg		8%
Vitamin K	8.2µg		7%
Folate	36µg	10µg	7%
Calcium	80mg	7mg	7%
Calories	286kcal	168kcal	6%
Carbs	8.06g	0g	3%
Vitamin A	22µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.26mg	1%
Starch	2.25g		1%
Potassium	296mg	324mg	1%
Magnesium	31mg	34mg	1%
Net carbs	5.76g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	3.47g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.577g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.222mg	0%
Threonine		0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.094mg	0%
Leucine		1.859mg	0%
Lysine		1.981mg	0%
Methionine		0.638mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.961mg	0%
Valine		1.121mg	0%
Histidine		0.737mg	0%
Fructose	0.21g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g		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	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.815g		N/A