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Falafel vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, zinc, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 34% more.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than falafel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +811.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +339.8%
Contains more IronIron +381.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +448.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +979.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +849.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +204.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Brown sugar DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.71mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0g 28%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.064mg 27%
Fats 17.8g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 4mg 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.12g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Copper 0.258mg 0.047mg 23%
Folate 93µg 1µg 23%
Carbs 31.84g 98.09g 22%
Magnesium 82mg 9mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0mg 13%
Potassium 585mg 133mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0mg 12%
Sodium 294mg 28mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.132mg 3%
Calcium 54mg 83mg 3%
Calories 333kcal 380kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 1.2µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 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%

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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10991.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2483.6%
Contains more OtherOther +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +208.1%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.