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Spätzle vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spätzle and meatball

  • Spätzle has more selenium; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% more.
  • Spätzle contains 30 times more selenium than meatball. Spätzle contains 23.9µg of selenium, while meatball contains 0.8µg.
  • Spätzle contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
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 +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2887.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +373.7%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +620.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352.6%

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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
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 EVitamin E +917.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +965%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1014.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +244%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spätzle Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.938mg 76%
Copper 0.098mg 0.706mg 68%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1.5µg 59%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.8µg 42%
Phosphorus 76mg 344mg 38%
Protein 4.54g 21g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4.666g 27%
Iron 0.6mg 2.16mg 20%
Folate 7µg 78µg 18%
Sodium 165mg 550mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.213mg 15%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Fiber 1.2g 4.6g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.5mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.2mg 12%
Fats 2.07g 9g 11%
Choline 25.7mg 88.4mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.73mg 10%
Cholesterol 29mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 0.65mg 1.8mg 10%
Carbs 25.16g 8g 6%
Saturated fat 0.419g 1.425g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.5mg 5%
Potassium 38mg 180mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 2.188g 4%
Calories 138kcal 197kcal 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 25mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.25g N/A
Trans fat 0.029g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +362.6%
Contains more FatsFats +334.8%
Contains more OtherOther +700%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 -70.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +745.3%

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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.