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Tomato sauce vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomato sauce and meatball different?

  • Meatball has more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, iron, zinc, choline, and fiber than tomato sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for meatball is 76% higher.
  • Tomato sauce has less sodium.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index (0) than tomato sauce (31).

Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Meatballs, meatless are the varieties 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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 +65%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.6%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +513.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +718.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1174.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3808.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +792.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.938mg 76%
Copper 0.115mg 0.706mg 66%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Phosphorus 27mg 344mg 45%
Protein 1.2g 21g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 4.666g 30%
Sodium 11mg 550mg 23%
Folate 9µg 78µg 17%
Iron 0.96mg 2.16mg 15%
Choline 9.9mg 88.4mg 14%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.8mg 14%
Fats 0.3g 9g 13%
Fiber 1.5g 4.6g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.213mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 2.5mg 9%
Calories 24kcal 197kcal 9%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin C 7mg 0mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.041g 1.425g 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 2.188g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.5mg 4%
Potassium 297mg 180mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 1.73mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 5.31g 8g 1%
Calcium 14mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 3.81g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 1.25g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +57.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1650%
Contains more FatsFats +2900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.7%
Contains more OtherOther +109.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 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 -97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4872.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3756.2%

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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.