Meatball vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between meatball and pâté?
- Meatball is higher in vitamin B6, yet pâté is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and zinc.
- Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 92% more.
- Meatball has 3 times more vitamin B6 than pâté. While meatball has 0.202mg of vitamin B6, pâté has only 0.06mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in meatball is lower.
- The glycemic index of meatball is lower.
We used Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Pate, liver, not specified, canned types 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +138.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +14.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +114.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +19.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +135% |
Contains more IronIron | +210.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +225.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +71.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +171.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +353.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +236.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4404.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +160.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +29.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +220% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +66.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin A | 22µg | 991µg | 108% |
Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 3.2µg | 92% |
Cholesterol | 66mg | 255mg | 63% |
Selenium | 15.3µg | 41.6µg | 48% |
Iron | 1.77mg | 5.5mg | 47% |
Copper | 0.123mg | 0.4mg | 31% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.23mg | 0.6mg | 28% |
Zinc | 1.66mg | 2.85mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.202mg | 0.06mg | 11% |
Saturated fat | 7.627g | 9.57g | 9% |
Fiber | 2.3g | 0g | 9% |
Fats | 22.21g | 28g | 9% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.136mg | 0.03mg | 9% |
Choline | 45.2mg | 8% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.188g | 12.36g | 8% |
Vitamin K | 8.2µg | 7% | |
Manganese | 0.282mg | 0.12mg | 7% |
Folate | 36µg | 60µg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.924mg | 1.2mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 239mg | 200mg | 6% |
Potassium | 296mg | 138mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 31mg | 13mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.42mg | 3% | |
Calories | 286kcal | 319kcal | 2% |
Carbs | 8.06g | 1.5g | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Sodium | 666mg | 697mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.108mg | 3.3mg | 1% |
Starch | 2.25g | 1% | |
Calcium | 80mg | 70mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.346g | 3.16g | 1% |
Protein | 14.4g | 14.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 5.76g | 1.5g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
Sugar | 3.47g | N/A | |
Trans fat | 0.577g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.157mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.568mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.554mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.05mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.838mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.284mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.582mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.768mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.298mg | 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 |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +437.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +26.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +44.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~14.2g
~equal in
Water
~53.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +34.5% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~3.16g