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Falafel vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between falafel and apple pie

  • Apple pie contains less iron, phosphorus, copper, folate, manganese, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than falafel.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 28% higher.
  • Apple pie contains 23 times less folate than falafel. Falafel contains 93µg of folate, while apple pie contains 4µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in falafel is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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 59% 16% 52% 128% 86% 41% 82% 38% 90% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1071.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +800%
Contains more IronIron +182.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +460.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +837.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +279.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~266mg

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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +228.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +2225%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.134mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.123mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Apple pie DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 1.21mg 28%
Phosphorus 192mg 24mg 24%
Copper 0.258mg 0.046mg 24%
Protein 13.31g 1.9g 23%
Folate 93µg 4µg 22%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.182mg 22%
Magnesium 82mg 7mg 18%
Potassium 585mg 65mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 4.388g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 2.198g 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.16mg 12%
Fats 17.8g 11g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.038mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Saturated fat 2.383g 3.797g 6%
Calories 333kcal 237kcal 5%
Calcium 54mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 29µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.119mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.134mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.158mg 1%
Sodium 294mg 266mg 1%
Carbs 31.84g 34g 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 32.4g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 1.123mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +600.5%
Contains more FatsFats +61.8%
Contains more OtherOther +170%
Contains more WaterWater +50.8%
~equal in Carbs ~34g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 61% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.16 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.3%

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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. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.