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Falafel vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and carrots

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, and zinc; however, carrots have more vitamin A.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Falafel has 64 times more saturated fat than carrots. Falafel has 2.383g of saturated fat, while carrots have 0.037g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Carrots, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +583.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.8%
Contains more IronIron +1040%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +525%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +448.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +383.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%

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%
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +389.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +268.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.983mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 835µg 93%
Iron 3.42mg 0.3mg 39%
Fats 17.8g 0.24g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.117g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.93g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.014g 25%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.143mg 24%
Copper 0.258mg 0.045mg 24%
Phosphorus 192mg 35mg 22%
Folate 93µg 19µg 19%
Magnesium 82mg 12mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 41kcal 15%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.037g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.24mg 11%
Sodium 294mg 69mg 10%
Potassium 585mg 320mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.058mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.066mg 7%
Carbs 31.84g 9.58g 7%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 5.9mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Calcium 54mg 33mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.138mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.983mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.273mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.04mg 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
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1331.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +232.4%
Contains more OtherOther +153.1%
Contains more WaterWater +155%

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
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3455.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.