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Curry powder vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between curry powder and falafel

  • Falafel has less manganese, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B5 than curry powder.
  • Curry powder covers your daily need for manganese, 331% more than falafel.
  • Curry powder has 40 times more selenium than falafel. While curry powder has 40.3µg of selenium, falafel has only 1µg.
  • The glycemic index of falafel is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, curry powder 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 182% 158% 103% 716% 400% 128% 157% 6.8% 1083% 220%
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 +211%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +872.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +458.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +213.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1101.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3930%

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% 0.33% 505% 0% 44% 46% 61% 64% 24% 0% 250% 42% 35%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +266.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Falafel DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.691mg 331%
Fiber 53.2g 213%
Iron 19.1mg 3.42mg 196%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 168%
Copper 1.2mg 0.258mg 105%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 83%
Selenium 40.3µg 1µg 71%
Calcium 525mg 54mg 47%
Magnesium 255mg 82mg 41%
Zinc 4.7mg 1.5mg 29%
Phosphorus 367mg 192mg 25%
Potassium 1170mg 585mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.292mg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 1.044mg 14%
Choline 64.2mg 12%
Sodium 52mg 294mg 11%
Folate 56µg 93µg 9%
Carbs 55.83g 31.84g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 4.16g 7%
Fats 14.01g 17.8g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 10.171g 3%
Saturated fat 1.648g 2.383g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.146mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.166mg 3%
Protein 14.29g 13.31g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.125mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1.6mg 1%
Calories 325kcal 333kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.63g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.364mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.255g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 14% 56% 9% 7%
Protein: 14.29 g
Fats: 14.01 g
Carbs: 55.83 g
Water: 8.8 g
Other: 7.07 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 +75.3%
Contains more OtherOther +190.9%
Contains more FatsFats +27.1%
Contains more WaterWater +293.4%
~equal in Protein ~13.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 65% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.648 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.056 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 -30.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.1%

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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. Curry powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170924/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.