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Cocktail sauce vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocktail sauce and falafel different?

  • Cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C; however, falafel is richer in iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 32% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 7 times more vitamin C than falafel. While cocktail sauce contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, falafel contains only 1.6mg.
  • Falafel has less sodium.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Falafel, home-prepared are the varieties 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 +120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +382.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.3%
Contains more IronIron +312%
Contains more CopperCopper +132.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +294.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.9%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 CVitamin C +625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +329.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +447.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 0.83mg 3.42mg 32%
Sodium 983mg 294mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.16g 28%
Fats 1.05g 17.8g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 10.171g 25%
Protein 1.36g 13.31g 24%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.691mg 24%
Phosphorus 30mg 192mg 23%
Folate 17µg 93µg 19%
Copper 0.111mg 0.258mg 16%
Magnesium 17mg 82mg 15%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 1.6mg 11%
Saturated fat 0g 2.383g 11%
Calories 124kcal 333kcal 10%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.146mg 10%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.166mg 9%
Potassium 309mg 585mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.292mg 4%
Calcium 26mg 54mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.125mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Selenium 2.2µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 1.044mg 1%
Carbs 28.22g 31.84g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 11.83g N/A
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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 WaterWater +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +52.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +878.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1595.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.