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Chocolate brownie vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate brownie and falafel

  • Chocolate brownie has more selenium, vitamin A, and copper; however, falafel has more iron, folate, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 25% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Falafel, home-prepared.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 CopperCopper +50.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1050%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.4%
Contains more IronIron +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.7%
~equal in Calcium ~54mg

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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 +17500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
Contains more FolateFolate +220.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.044mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Falafel DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 4.16g 35%
Cholesterol 73mg 0mg 24%
Saturated fat 7.319g 2.383g 22%
Iron 1.84mg 3.42mg 20%
Selenium 11.5µg 1µg 19%
Vitamin A 176µg 1µg 19%
Fats 29.1g 17.8g 17%
Folate 29µg 93µg 16%
Copper 0.388mg 0.258mg 14%
Protein 6.2g 13.31g 14%
Potassium 176mg 585mg 12%
Phosphorus 132mg 192mg 9%
Magnesium 53mg 82mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Calories 466kcal 333kcal 7%
Carbs 50.2g 31.84g 6%
Zinc 0.97mg 1.5mg 5%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.691mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.125mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 10.171g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.166mg 2%
Sodium 343mg 294mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.292mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1.6mg 1%
Net carbs 50.2g 31.84g N/A
Calcium 57mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.146mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 1.044mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.364mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 FatsFats +63.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.7%
Contains more WaterWater +174.8%
Contains more OtherOther +27.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~10.171g

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.