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Pork chop vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork chop and meatball

  • Pork chop has more selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, meatball is richer in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, and fiber.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for copper is 67% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Meatballs, meatless.

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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 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
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 CalciumCalcium +124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4450%
Contains more IronIron +148.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +572.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +723.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +31%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork chop Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.105mg 0.706mg 67%
Selenium 36.4µg 0.8µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.49mg 0.938mg 37%
Vitamin B12 0.66µg 1.5µg 35%
Vitamin B3 7.927mg 2.5mg 34%
Cholesterol 78mg 0mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.489mg 0.2mg 22%
Sodium 74mg 550mg 21%
Folate 0µg 78µg 20%
Fiber 0g 4.6g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.894g 4.666g 18%
Iron 0.87mg 2.16mg 16%
Phosphorus 241mg 344mg 15%
Saturated fat 4.339g 1.425g 13%
Vitamin B5 1.104mg 0.5mg 12%
Zinc 3.15mg 1.8mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1.73mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.313mg 0.213mg 8%
Fats 14.35g 9g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.887g 2.188g 7%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 40IU 0IU 5%
Protein 23.72g 21g 5%
Potassium 315mg 180mg 4%
Choline 67.5mg 88.4mg 4%
Calcium 56mg 25mg 3%
Carbs 0g 8g 3%
Calories 231kcal 197kcal 2%
Net carbs 0g 3.4g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.25g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.066g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.282mg 0%
Threonine 1.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.123mg 0%
Leucine 1.952mg 0%
Lysine 2.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.65mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.985mg 0%
Valine 1.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.965mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.922g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13%
Contains more FatsFats +59.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +733.3%
~equal in Water ~58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 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 +123.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146.4%

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. Pork chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/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.