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Peanut vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and meatball different?

  • Peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, copper, vitamin E, folate, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B5; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for meatball is 63% higher.
  • Peanuts contain 9 times more magnesium than meatball. While peanuts contain 168mg of magnesium, meatball contains only 18mg.
  • Meatball has less saturated fat.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than peanuts (13).

Peanuts, all types, raw 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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
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 +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +291.7%
Contains more IronIron +112%
Contains more CopperCopper +62%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Phosphorus ~344mg

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.
Peanut
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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% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 EVitamin E +381.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +253.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Meatball DV% diff.
Manganese 1.934mg 84%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 4.666g 73%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Fats 49.24g 9g 62%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 2.5mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 2.188g 56%
Copper 1.144mg 0.706mg 49%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 1.73mg 44%
Folate 240µg 78µg 41%
Magnesium 168mg 18mg 36%
Iron 4.58mg 2.16mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0.5mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.938mg 25%
Sodium 18mg 550mg 23%
Saturated fat 6.279g 1.425g 22%
Calories 567kcal 197kcal 19%
Fiber 8.5g 4.6g 16%
Potassium 705mg 180mg 15%
Zinc 3.27mg 1.8mg 13%
Selenium 7.2µg 0.8µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.2mg 11%
Protein 25.8g 21g 10%
Choline 52.5mg 88.4mg 7%
Calcium 92mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.213mg 6%
Phosphorus 376mg 344mg 5%
Carbs 16.13g 8g 3%
Net carbs 7.63g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.9%
Contains more FatsFats +447.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.6%
Contains more WaterWater +792.3%
Contains more OtherOther +71.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 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 +1016.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%

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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.