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Meatball vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between meatball and pork spare ribs

  • Meatball has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, manganese, and iron; however, pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin D, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Pork spare ribs cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 29% more than meatball.
  • Pork spare ribs have 28 times less manganese than meatball. Meatball has 0.282mg of manganese, while pork spare ribs have 0.01mg.
  • Pork spare ribs contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, 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 22% 24% 26% 66% 41% 45% 102% 87% 37% 83%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.3%
Contains more IronIron +94.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2720%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.8%

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% 7.3% 8.4% 1.5% 34% 53% 58% 55% 47% 125% 21% 27% 25%
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% 7.4% 35% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0% 33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +184.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.251mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Pork spare ribs DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.202mg 0.574mg 29%
Vitamin B12 1µg 0.38µg 26%
Sodium 666mg 81mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.319mg 15%
Phosphorus 239mg 141mg 14%
Selenium 15.3µg 22µg 12%
Manganese 0.282mg 0.01mg 12%
Vitamin D 2IU 91IU 11%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 2.3µg 11%
Iron 1.77mg 0.91mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.108mg 4.662mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Folate 36µg 0µg 9%
Zinc 1.66mg 2.5mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 0µg 7%
Calcium 80mg 15mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.924mg 0.625mg 6%
Copper 0.123mg 0.08mg 5%
Cholesterol 66mg 80mg 5%
Magnesium 31mg 16mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.346g 3.953g 4%
Choline 45.2mg 59.7mg 3%
Carbs 8.06g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 9.188g 8.542g 2%
Potassium 296mg 242mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.251mg 2%
Protein 14.4g 15.47g 2%
Fats 22.21g 23.4g 2%
Starch 2.25g 1%
Calories 286kcal 277kcal 0%
Net carbs 5.76g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.47g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.37mg 0%
Trans fat 0.577g 0.222g N/A
Saturated fat 7.627g 7.529g 0%
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 0.695mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.761mg 0%
Leucine 1.318mg 0%
Lysine 1.435mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.65mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 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 0.081g 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 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.022g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.07g 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.815g 3.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 22% 8% 54%
Protein: 14.4 g
Fats: 22.21 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 53.67 g
Other: 1.66 g
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +20.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
~equal in Protein ~15.47g
~equal in Fats ~23.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.627 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.346 g
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~7.529g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.542g

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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/171638/nutrients
  2. Pork spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/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.