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Walnut vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between walnut and meatball?

  • Walnut is higher in copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron, yet meatball is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and choline.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 98% more.
  • Walnut has 9 times more magnesium than meatball. While walnut has 158mg of magnesium, meatball has only 18mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in meatball is lower.

We used Nuts, walnuts, english and Meatballs, meatless types 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.
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
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 +777.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +292%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145%
Contains more IronIron +34.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +512.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~344mg

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.
Walnut
6
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Meatball DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 4.666g 283%
Manganese 3.414mg 148%
Copper 1.586mg 0.706mg 98%
Fats 65.21g 9g 86%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.938mg 50%
Magnesium 158mg 18mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.2mg 26%
Sodium 2mg 550mg 24%
Calories 654kcal 197kcal 23%
Saturated fat 6.126g 1.425g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 2.188g 17%
Zinc 3.09mg 1.8mg 12%
Protein 15.23g 21g 12%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 2.5mg 9%
Iron 2.91mg 2.16mg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 88.4mg 9%
Fiber 6.7g 4.6g 8%
Potassium 441mg 180mg 8%
Calcium 98mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 1.73mg 7%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.8µg 7%
Folate 98µg 78µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.213mg 5%
Carbs 13.71g 8g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 1.25g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Phosphorus 346mg 344mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +624.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1325.1%
Contains more OtherOther +124.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +308.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +911%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.7%

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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.