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Dried fruit vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dried fruit and falafel

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A and potassium; however, falafel is richer in folate, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily vitamin A needs 72% more than falafel.
  • Falafel has 2 times less potassium than dried fruit. Dried fruit has 1162mg of potassium, while falafel has 585mg.
  • Dried fruit contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 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 PotassiumPotassium +98.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.3%
Contains more IronIron +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +284.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194%
~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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +873.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +830%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Falafel DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.33mg 29%
Fiber 7.3g 29%
Fats 0.51g 17.8g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 4.16g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 10.171g 25%
Folate 10µg 93µg 21%
Protein 3.39g 13.31g 20%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.691mg 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Phosphorus 71mg 192mg 17%
Potassium 1162mg 585mg 17%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Magnesium 32mg 82mg 12%
Sodium 10mg 294mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.146mg 11%
Carbs 62.64g 31.84g 10%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 1.044mg 10%
Iron 2.66mg 3.42mg 10%
Copper 0.343mg 0.258mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.166mg 7%
Calories 241kcal 333kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.292mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.125mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.6mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 31.84g N/A
Calcium 55mg 54mg 0%
Sugar 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.364mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 +96.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3390.2%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
~equal in Other ~2.43g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13644.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5521.6%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.