Pâté vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pâté and meatball?

Pâté is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and zinc, yet meatball is higher in vitamin B6.
Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 92% more.
Pâté has 45 times more vitamin A than meatball. While pâté has 3300IU of vitamin A, meatball has only 73IU.
The amount of cholesterol in meatball is lower.
The glycemic index of meatball is lower.

We used Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style types 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.

Pâté

Meatball

Contains more IronIron	+210.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+225.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+171.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135%

~equal in Sodium ~666mg

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.

Pâté

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4404.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+220%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+353.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+236.7%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.108mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	991µg	22µg	108%
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	1µg	92%
Cholesterol	255mg	66mg	63%
Selenium	41.6µg	15.3µg	48%
Iron	5.5mg	1.77mg	47%
Copper	0.4mg	0.123mg	31%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.23mg	28%
Zinc	2.85mg	1.66mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.202mg	11%
Saturated fat	9.57g	7.627g	9%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Fats	28g	22.21g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.136mg	9%
Choline		45.2mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	9.188g	8%
Vitamin K		8.2µg	7%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.282mg	7%
Folate	60µg	36µg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.924mg	6%
Phosphorus	200mg	239mg	6%
Potassium	138mg	296mg	5%
Magnesium	13mg	31mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.42mg	3%
Calories	319kcal	286kcal	2%
Carbs	1.5g	8.06g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Sodium	697mg	666mg	1%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	3.108mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Calcium	70mg	80mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	3.346g	1%
Protein	14.2g	14.4g	0%
Net carbs	1.5g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.157mg		0%
Threonine	0.568mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg		0%
Leucine	1.05mg		0%
Lysine	0.838mg		0%
Methionine	0.284mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg		0%
Valine	0.768mg		0%
Histidine	0.298mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	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