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Meatball vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and turkey meat different?

  • Meatball is richer in manganese, fiber, and iron, while turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline.
  • Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 40% more than meatball.
  • Turkey meat is lower in sodium.

Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.
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 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +471.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.8%
Contains more IronIron +62.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1914.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +49.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +94.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~30mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +202.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205%
Contains more CholineCholine +93.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.02µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Turkey meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.108mg 9.573mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.202mg 0.616mg 32%
Protein 14.4g 28.55g 28%
Selenium 15.3µg 29.8µg 26%
Saturated fat 7.627g 2.155g 25%
Sodium 666mg 103mg 24%
Fats 22.21g 7.39g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.188g 2.647g 16%
Cholesterol 66mg 109mg 14%
Manganese 0.282mg 0.014mg 12%
Iron 1.77mg 1.09mg 9%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Choline 45.2mg 87.4mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.346g 2.119g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.045mg 8%
Calcium 80mg 14mg 7%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 1.66mg 2.48mg 7%
Folate 36µg 9µg 7%
Calories 286kcal 189kcal 5%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.281mg 4%
Carbs 8.06g 0.06g 3%
Copper 0.123mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.07mg 2%
Phosphorus 239mg 223mg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 15IU 2%
Potassium 296mg 239mg 2%
Vitamin B12 1µg 1.02µg 1%
Starch 2.25g 1%
Vitamin A 22µg 12µg 1%
Net carbs 5.76g 0.06g N/A
Magnesium 31mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 3.47g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.924mg 0.948mg 0%
Trans fat 0.577g 0.101g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0%
Fructose 0.21g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.012g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.022g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.07g 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.815g 1.841g 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
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +200.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13333.3%
Contains more OtherOther +245.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.3%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%

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
31% 38% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.119 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +247.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.7%

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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. Turkey meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/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.