Packaged meatballs are weighed without sauce, so their labels count only the meat, unlike the with-sauce numbers above.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
How many calories are in one meatball?
One meatball with sauce (43 g) is about 80 calories. Three meatballs come to 240 calories and a full cup to 437.
Are meatballs good for weight loss?
One meatball is 80 calories with 7.8 g protein and 5.2 g fat, so three of them fill a 240-calorie slot.
Meatballs vs chicken meatballs: which is lighter?
Per 100 g, mixed-meat meatballs with sauce are 186 calories and chicken meatballs 200, so they land close together.
How much protein is in a meatball?
Meatballs have 18 g of protein per 100 g, which is about 7.8 g in one 43 g meatball and 42.3 g in a cup.





