Turkey sausage vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between turkey sausage and meatball

Turkey sausage has more zinc, while meatball has more selenium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, iron, folate, and vitamin B1.
Turkey sausage's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 31% higher.
Meatball contains 2 times less zinc than turkey sausage. Turkey sausage contains 2.98mg of zinc, while meatball contains 1.66mg.
The amount of cholesterol in meatball is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild 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.

Turkey sausage

Meatball

Contains more ZincZinc

+79.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.3%
Contains more IronIron	+65.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~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.

Turkey sausage

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+412.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.202mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	160mg	66mg	31%
Selenium	0µg	15.3µg	28%
Vitamin B5		0.924mg	18%
Saturated fat	3.839g	7.627g	17%
Manganese		0.282mg	12%
Zinc	2.98mg	1.66mg	12%
Phosphorus	155mg	239mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.158g	9.188g	10%
Iron	1.07mg	1.77mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.657g	3.346g	9%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Vitamin B12	0.79µg	1µg	9%
Folate	4µg	36µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.136mg	7%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	8.2µg	6%
Fats	18.09g	22.21g	6%
Calcium	32mg	80mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.23mg	5%
Vitamin B3	3.692mg	3.108mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	31mg	4%
Calories	235kcal	286kcal	3%
Choline	33.9mg	45.2mg	2%
Protein	15.42g	14.4g	2%
Vitamin D	17IU	2IU	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	22µg	2%
Carbs	1.56g	8.06g	2%
Potassium	229mg	296mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Sodium	639mg	666mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Copper	0.111mg	0.123mg	1%
Net carbs	1.56g	5.76g	N/A
Sugar	0g	3.47g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.208mg	0.202mg	0%
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.175mg		0%
Threonine	0.686mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.802mg		0%
Leucine	1.229mg		0%
Lysine	1.453mg		0%
Methionine	0.447mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.612mg		0%
Valine	0.819mg		0%
Histidine	0.481mg		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