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Barbecue sauce vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barbecue sauce and falafel different?

  • Falafel is higher than barbecue sauce in iron, phosphorus, manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, zinc, and potassium.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 35% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Barbecue sauce contains 3 times more sodium than falafel. Barbecue sauce contains 1027mg of sodium, while falafel contains 294mg.

Sauce, barbecue and Falafel, home-prepared types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 16% 52% 128% 86% 41% 82% 38% 90% 5.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +530.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.2%
Contains more IronIron +434.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +258.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +782.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +860%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +448.4%

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.
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +534.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +196.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4550%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 0.64mg 3.42mg 35%
Sodium 1027mg 294mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 4.16g 27%
Fats 0.63g 17.8g 26%
Phosphorus 20mg 192mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 10.171g 25%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.691mg 25%
Protein 0.82g 13.31g 25%
Folate 2µg 93µg 23%
Copper 0.072mg 0.258mg 21%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Magnesium 13mg 82mg 16%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.5mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.045g 2.383g 11%
Potassium 232mg 585mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.146mg 10%
Calories 172kcal 333kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.166mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.125mg 4%
Carbs 40.77g 31.84g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 1.044mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.292mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 54mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 1µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
13% 18% 32% 35% 2%
Protein: 13.31 g
Fats: 17.8 g
Carbs: 31.84 g
Water: 34.62 g
Other: 2.43 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28%
Contains more WaterWater +58%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1523.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2725.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
14% 61% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12303.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4018.8%

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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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/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.