Braunschweiger vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between braunschweiger and meatball?

Meatball has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, choline, and vitamin B3 than braunschweiger.
Braunschweiger's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 795% higher.
Braunschweiger has 192 times more vitamin A than meatball. Braunschweiger has 4220µg of vitamin A, while meatball has 22µg.
Meatball contains less cholesterol.

We used Braunschweiger (a liver sausage), pork and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Braunschweiger

Meatball

Contains more IronIron	+532.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+279.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+181.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+788.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Braunschweiger

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+19081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+563%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+265.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1909%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+412.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20.09µg	1µg	795%
Vitamin A	4220µg	22µg	466%
Iron	11.2mg	1.77mg	118%
Vitamin B2	1.525mg	0.23mg	100%
Selenium	58µg	15.3µg	78%
Vitamin B5	3.38mg	0.924mg	49%
Cholesterol	180mg	66mg	38%
Choline	255.9mg	45.2mg	38%
Vitamin B3	8.368mg	3.108mg	33%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.815g	17%
Sodium	977mg	666mg	14%
Copper	0.24mg	0.123mg	13%
Fats	28.5g	22.21g	10%
Zinc	2.81mg	1.66mg	10%
Phosphorus	168mg	239mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.202mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.163g	10%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.249mg	0.136mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	12.731g	9.188g	9%
Saturated fat	9.307g	7.627g	8%
Calcium	9mg	80mg	7%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	2 IU	6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.1µg	6%
Manganese	0.155mg	0.282mg	6%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	8.2µg	6%
Magnesium	11mg	31mg	5%
Potassium	199mg	296mg	3%
Calories	327kcal	286kcal	2%
Carbs	3.1g	8.06g	2%
Folate	44µg	36µg	2%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.193g	3.346g	1%
Protein	14.5g	14.4g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	226kcal	199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	3.1g	5.76g	N/A
Sugar	0g	3.47g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.42mg	0%
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.145mg		0%
Threonine	0.534mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.484mg		0%
Leucine	1.032mg		0%
Lysine	0.909mg		0%
Methionine	0.311mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.553mg		0%
Valine	0.616mg		0%
Histidine	0.32mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.07g	N/A