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Falafel vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and barbecue sauce different?

  • Falafel is higher than barbecue sauce in iron, phosphorus, manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, zinc, and potassium.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 35% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Falafel contains 53 times more saturated fat than barbecue sauce. Falafel contains 2.383g of saturated fat, while barbecue sauce contains 0.045g.

Falafel, home-prepared and Sauce, barbecue types were 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 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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +530.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.2%
Contains more IronIron +434.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +258.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +782.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +860%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +448.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +534.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +196.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.64mg 35%
Sodium 294mg 1027mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.101g 27%
Fats 17.8g 0.63g 26%
Phosphorus 192mg 20mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.082g 25%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.126mg 25%
Protein 13.31g 0.82g 25%
Folate 93µg 2µg 23%
Copper 0.258mg 0.072mg 21%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Magnesium 82mg 13mg 16%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.17mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.045g 11%
Potassium 585mg 232mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.023mg 10%
Calories 333kcal 172kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.056mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.075mg 4%
Carbs 31.84g 40.77g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.597mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.164mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 54mg 33mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1523.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2725.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28%
Contains more WaterWater +58%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12303.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4018.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.