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Semolina vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are semolina and meatball different?

  • Semolina is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while meatball is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, iron, and folate.
  • Meatball covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 63% more than semolina.
  • Semolina contains 25 times more selenium than meatball. Semolina contains 19.9µg of selenium, while meatball contains 0.8µg.
  • Semolina is lower in sodium.
  • Semolina has a higher glycemic index (54) than meatball (0).

Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry and Meatballs, meatless types were 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 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 109%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2387.5%
Contains more IronIron +191.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +124.8%
~equal in Potassium ~180mg

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% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +318.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +326%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +875%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Semolina Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.224mg 0.938mg 60%
Copper 0.284mg 0.706mg 47%
Manganese 1.035mg 45%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.8µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 4.666g 29%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Protein 7.51g 21g 27%
Phosphorus 153mg 344mg 27%
Carbs 80.89g 8g 24%
Sodium 2mg 550mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.452mg 0.2mg 19%
Folate 8µg 78µg 18%
Iron 0.74mg 2.16mg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Vitamin B3 5.048mg 2.5mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.213mg 13%
Fats 1.03g 9g 12%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.73mg 11%
Fiber 1.8g 4.6g 11%
Calories 374kcal 197kcal 9%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.8mg 7%
Calcium 71mg 25mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.294g 1.425g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.258g 2.188g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.672mg 0.5mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Net carbs 79.09g 3.4g N/A
Potassium 174mg 180mg 0%
Sugar 0.33g 1.25g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.339mg 0%
Leucine 0.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0%
Histidine 0.185mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +911.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.6%
Contains more FatsFats +773.8%
Contains more WaterWater +488.2%
Contains more OtherOther +463.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +748.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1349.1%

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. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/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.