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Butterscotch vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterscotch and falafel different?

  • Falafel is higher than butterscotch in iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 43% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index (60) than falafel (33).

Candies, butterscotch 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Falafel
Falafel
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19400%
Contains more IronIron +34100%
Contains more CopperCopper +25700%
Contains more ZincZinc +1566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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 +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 0.01mg 3.42mg 43%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.691mg 30%
Copper 0.001mg 0.258mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 4.16g 27%
Protein 0.03g 13.31g 27%
Phosphorus 1mg 192mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 10.171g 23%
Folate 0µg 93µg 23%
Fats 3.3g 17.8g 22%
Carbs 90.4g 31.84g 20%
Magnesium 0mg 82mg 20%
Potassium 3mg 585mg 17%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.166mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.146mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.125mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 1.044mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.292mg 6%
Calcium 4mg 54mg 5%
Sodium 391mg 294mg 4%
Calories 391kcal 333kcal 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 1µg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Saturated fat 2.065g 2.383g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 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 +183.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44266.7%
Contains more FatsFats +439.4%
Contains more WaterWater +559.4%
Contains more OtherOther +138.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 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 -13.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1103.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3309.8%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.