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Mixed nuts vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mixed nuts and meatball different?

  • Mixed nuts are higher in selenium, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B3, copper, and phosphorus; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for meatball is 63% higher.
  • Mixed nuts contain 42 times more selenium than meatball. While mixed nuts contain 33.9µg of selenium, meatball contains only 0.8µg.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than mixed nuts (24).

Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added and Meatballs, meatless 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 164% 35% 56% 98% 302% 92% 195% 0.65% 266% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1172.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +368%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.1%
Contains more IronIron +20.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4137.5%

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 1.7% 0% 156% 0% 47% 45% 145% 68% 81% 0% 14% 62% 28%
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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +352%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +396.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +70%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg
~equal in Folate ~78µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mixed nuts Meatball DV% diff.
Manganese 2.04mg 89%
Fats 53.95g 9g 69%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.612g 4.666g 66%
Monounsaturated fat 28.488g 2.188g 66%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.189mg 0.938mg 62%
Selenium 33.9µg 0.8µg 60%
Magnesium 229mg 18mg 50%
Vitamin E 7.82mg 1.73mg 41%
Saturated fat 8.711g 1.425g 33%
Vitamin B3 7.709mg 2.5mg 33%
Sodium 5mg 550mg 24%
Copper 0.907mg 0.706mg 22%
Calories 607kcal 197kcal 21%
Phosphorus 456mg 344mg 16%
Zinc 3.36mg 1.8mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.14mg 0.5mg 13%
Potassium 632mg 180mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.352mg 0.2mg 12%
Fiber 7g 4.6g 10%
Calcium 117mg 25mg 9%
Choline 52mg 88.4mg 7%
Iron 2.61mg 2.16mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Carbs 21.05g 8g 4%
Starch 4.2g 2%
Protein 20.04g 21g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.196mg 0.213mg 1%
Folate 83µg 78µg 1%
Net carbs 14.05g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 4.15g 1.25g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.703mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.826mg 0%
Leucine 1.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.782mg 0%
Methionine 0.283mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.182mg 0%
Valine 1.001mg 0%
Histidine 0.572mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.082g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.455g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 54% 21% 2% 3%
Protein: 20.04 g
Fats: 53.95 g
Carbs: 21.05 g
Water: 2.08 g
Other: 2.88 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +499.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2688.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
~equal in Protein ~21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 55% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.711 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 28.488 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.612 g
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1202%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +213.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.6%

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. Mixed nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170587/nutrients
  2. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.