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Sesame chicken vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame chicken and meatball

  • Sesame chicken has more vitamin K; however, meatball is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Meatball covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 31% more than sesame chicken.
  • Meatball contains 3 times less vitamin K than sesame chicken. Sesame chicken contains 27.1µg of vitamin K, while meatball contains 8.2µg.
  • Sesame chicken has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, sesame chicken and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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 16% 3.6% 18% 41% 17% 25% 56% 63% 11% 91%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 24% 26% 66% 41% 45% 102% 87% 37% 83%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.1%
Contains more IronIron +62.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +141.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.8%
~equal in Selenium ~15.3µg

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 3.3% 28% 26% 1.5% 10% 52% 74% 0% 62% 31% 68% 6% 40%
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% 7.3% 8.4% 1.5% 34% 53% 58% 55% 47% 125% 21% 27% 25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +211.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +230.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame chicken Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 1µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.885g 3.346g 24%
Saturated fat 2.41g 7.627g 24%
Vitamin B5 0.924mg 18%
Vitamin K 27.1µg 8.2µg 16%
Phosphorus 130mg 239mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 3.546g 9.188g 14%
Fats 14.25g 22.21g 12%
Manganese 0.083mg 0.282mg 9%
Iron 1.09mg 1.77mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.136mg 8%
Sodium 482mg 666mg 8%
Copper 0.051mg 0.123mg 8%
Folate 8µg 36µg 7%
Vitamin A 83µg 22µg 7%
Zinc 0.91mg 1.66mg 7%
Calcium 12mg 80mg 7%
Fiber 0.7g 2.3g 6%
Vitamin E 1.31mg 0.42mg 6%
Carbs 26.88g 8.06g 6%
Choline 73.3mg 45.2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.96mg 3.108mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.267mg 0.202mg 5%
Starch 10.7g 2.25g 3%
Potassium 204mg 296mg 3%
Selenium 16.7µg 15.3µg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 31mg 2%
Cholesterol 59mg 66mg 2%
Fructose 2.01g 0.21g 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Calories 293kcal 286kcal 0%
Protein 14.33g 14.4g 0%
Net carbs 26.18g 5.76g N/A
Vitamin D 5IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 15.98g 3.47g N/A
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.225mg 0.23mg 0%
Trans fat 0.045g 0.577g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.774g 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.039g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g 0.022g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g 0.07g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.925g 2.815g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 14% 27% 43% 2%
Protein: 14.33 g
Fats: 14.25 g
Carbs: 26.88 g
Water: 42.8 g
Other: 1.74 g
14% 22% 8% 54%
Protein: 14.4 g
Fats: 22.21 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 53.67 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.5%
Contains more FatsFats +55.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.4%
~equal in Protein ~14.4g
~equal in Other ~1.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 28% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.546 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.885 g
38% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.627 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.346 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 44% 8% 8%
Starch: 10.7 g
Sucrose: 11.79 g
Glucose: 2.18 g
Fructose: 2.01 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
39% 8% 28% 4% 15% 5%
Starch: 2.25 g
Sucrose: 0.48 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 0.21 g
Lactose: 0.87 g
Maltose: 0.27 g
Galactose: 0.04 g
Contains more StarchStarch +375.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2356.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +35.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +857.1%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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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. Sesame chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168087/nutrients
  2. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171638/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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