Meatball vs. Turkey sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between meatball and turkey sausage

Meatball has more selenium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, iron, folate, and vitamin B1, while turkey sausage has more zinc.
Turkey sausage's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 31% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey sausage is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild.

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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

Turkey sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.3%
Contains more IronIron	+65.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more ZincZinc

+79.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.111mg

~equal in Sodium ~639mg

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

Turkey sausage

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+412.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.8%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.208mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	66mg	160mg	31%
Selenium	15.3µg	0µg	28%
Vitamin B5	0.924mg		18%
Saturated fat	7.627g	3.839g	17%
Manganese	0.282mg		12%
Zinc	1.66mg	2.98mg	12%
Phosphorus	239mg	155mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	9.188g	5.158g	10%
Iron	1.77mg	1.07mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.346g	4.657g	9%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Vitamin B12	1µg	0.79µg	9%
Folate	36µg	4µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.054mg	7%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	1.6µg	6%
Fats	22.21g	18.09g	6%
Calcium	80mg	32mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.165mg	5%
Vitamin B3	3.108mg	3.692mg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	16mg	4%
Calories	286kcal	235kcal	3%
Choline	45.2mg	33.9mg	2%
Protein	14.4g	15.42g	2%
Vitamin D	2IU	17IU	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin A	22µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	8.06g	1.56g	2%
Potassium	296mg	229mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Sodium	666mg	639mg	1%
Starch	2.25g		1%
Copper	0.123mg	0.111mg	1%
Net carbs	5.76g	1.56g	N/A
Sugar	3.47g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.202mg	0.208mg	0%
Trans fat	0.577g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.175mg	0%
Threonine		0.686mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.802mg	0%
Leucine		1.229mg	0%
Lysine		1.453mg	0%
Methionine		0.447mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.612mg	0%
Valine		0.819mg	0%
Histidine		0.481mg	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