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Falafel vs. Brotwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between falafel and brotwurst

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, folate, copper, and magnesium; however, brotwurst is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Brotwurst covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than falafel.
  • Falafel has 19 times more folate than brotwurst. While falafel has 93µg of folate, brotwurst has only 5µg.
  • Falafel has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Brotwurst, pork, beef, link.

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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 11% 14% 25% 39% 27% 57% 57% 145% 5.2% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.2%
Contains more IronIron +232%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1627.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1600%

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 0% 0% 5.4% 4.5% 63% 53% 62% 3.6% 30% 256% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +386.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Brotwurst DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.05µg 85%
Sodium 294mg 1112mg 36%
Saturated fat 2.383g 9.93g 34%
Iron 3.42mg 1.03mg 30%
Selenium 1µg 17µg 29%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.04mg 28%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 63mg 21%
Copper 0.258mg 0.08mg 20%
Magnesium 82mg 16mg 16%
Fats 17.8g 27.8g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 3.3mg 14%
Carbs 31.84g 2.98g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.25mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 2.83g 9%
Potassium 585mg 281mg 9%
Phosphorus 192mg 134mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 13.34g 8%
Zinc 1.5mg 2.1mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Protein 13.31g 14.3g 2%
Calories 333kcal 323kcal 1%
Calcium 54mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 2.98g N/A
Sugar 2.98g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.13mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.6mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.61mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 1.08mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 1.14mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.68mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.44mg 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
14% 28% 3% 51% 4%
Protein: 14.3 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 2.98 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 3.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +968.5%
Contains more FatsFats +56.2%
Contains more WaterWater +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +49%
~equal in Protein ~14.3g

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
38% 51% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.2%

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. Brotwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171622/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.