Meatball vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between meatball and ground beef?

Meatball is higher in manganese, fats, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B5, yet ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, and vitamin B6.
Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 62% more.
The amount of sodium in ground beef is lower.

We used Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked types in this article.

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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.

Meatball

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3033.3%

Contains more IronIron	+28.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+251.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.8%

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.

Meatball

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+182.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+414.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+149%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1µg	2.49µg	62%
Zinc	1.66mg	5.84mg	38%
Sodium	666mg	73mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.346g	0.408g	20%
Protein	14.4g	23.87g	19%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.815g		17%
Manganese	0.282mg	0.009mg	12%
Fats	22.21g	15.37g	11%
Phosphorus	239mg	166mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.163g		10%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.924mg	0.512mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.202mg	0.311mg	8%
Cholesterol	66mg	88mg	7%
Selenium	15.3µg	19.1µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.051mg	7%
Folate	36µg	7µg	7%
Saturated fat	7.627g	6.073g	7%
Iron	1.77mg	2.27mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.108mg	4.026mg	6%
Calcium	80mg	33mg	5%
Copper	0.123mg	0.079mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.171mg	5%
Choline	45.2mg	73.2mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	9.188g	7.322g	5%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	2.9µg	4%
Carbs	8.06g	0g	3%
Magnesium	31mg	17mg	3%
Calories	286kcal	241kcal	2%
Potassium	296mg	241mg	2%
Vitamin A	22µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Starch	2.25g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	199kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	5.76g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	2 IU	0%
Sugar	3.47g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.577g	1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.121mg	0%
Threonine		0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.055mg	0%
Leucine		1.861mg	0%
Lysine		1.976mg	0%
Methionine		0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.931mg	0%
Valine		1.172mg	0%
Histidine		0.775mg	0%
Fructose	0.21g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.013g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.005g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.022g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.07g		N/A