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Pot roast vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pot roast and meatball

  • Pot roast has more selenium, zinc, and vitamin B12; however, meatball is higher in vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 73% more than pot roast.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
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 PotassiumPotassium +28.3%
Contains more IronIron +12%
Contains more ZincZinc +270%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +613.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.7%
~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% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +42%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +239.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1489.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.938mg 73%
Copper 0.099mg 0.706mg 67%
Selenium 27µg 0.8µg 48%
Zinc 6.66mg 1.8mg 44%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Saturated fat 7.548g 1.425g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 4.666g 26%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 1.5µg 26%
Phosphorus 174mg 344mg 24%
Sodium 47mg 550mg 22%
Fiber 0g 4.6g 18%
Folate 9µg 78µg 17%
Fats 19.17g 9g 16%
Protein 28.94g 21g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 2.188g 15%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 2.5mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 1.73mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.2mg 6%
Calories 297kcal 197kcal 5%
Choline 110.2mg 88.4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.213mg 3%
Iron 2.42mg 2.16mg 3%
Carbs 0g 8g 3%
Potassium 231mg 180mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.4g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.25g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.8%
Contains more FatsFats +113%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
~equal in Other ~4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 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 +273.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +559%

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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/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.