Chicken neck vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken neck and meatball?

Chicken neck is richer in fats, yet meatball is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 31% higher.
Chicken neck has 2 times more cholesterol than meatball. Chicken neck has 99mg of cholesterol, while meatball has 66mg.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw 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.

Chicken neck

Meatball

Contains more ZincZinc	+12%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+344.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+113.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+754.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

~equal in Iron ~1.77mg

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.

Chicken neck

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+195.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+189.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+284.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+620%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.924mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	1µg	31%
Sodium	64mg	666mg	26%
Phosphorus	112mg	239mg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.815g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	3.346g	16%
Cholesterol	99mg	66mg	11%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.282mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.163g	10%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Folate	5µg	36µg	8%
Choline		45.2mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.136mg	7%
Vitamin K		8.2µg	7%
Fats	26.24g	22.21g	6%
Calcium	18mg	80mg	6%
Selenium	12µg	15.3µg	6%
Potassium	137mg	296mg	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.123mg	5%
Vitamin A	65µg	22µg	5%
Magnesium	13mg	31mg	4%
Carbs	0g	8.06g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	3.108mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	9.188g	3%
Iron	1.9mg	1.77mg	2%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.66mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.202mg	2%
Saturated fat	7.27g	7.627g	2%
Calories	297kcal	286kcal	1%
Protein	14.07g	14.4g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.924mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.137mg		0%
Threonine	0.545mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg		0%
Leucine	0.933mg		0%
Lysine	1.005mg		0%
Methionine	0.332mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg		0%
Valine	0.641mg		0%
Histidine	0.348mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	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