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Falafel vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and chocolate brownie

  • Falafel has more iron, folate, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, chocolate brownie has more selenium, vitamin A, and copper.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 25% more.
  • Falafel has 3 times more potassium than chocolate brownie. Falafel has 585mg of potassium, while chocolate brownie has 176mg.
  • Falafel is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.4%
Contains more IronIron +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1050%
~equal in Calcium ~57mg

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
Contains more FolateFolate +220.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.982mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 9.412g 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Saturated fat 2.383g 7.319g 22%
Iron 3.42mg 1.84mg 20%
Selenium 1µg 11.5µg 19%
Vitamin A 1µg 176µg 19%
Fats 17.8g 29.1g 17%
Folate 93µg 29µg 16%
Copper 0.258mg 0.388mg 14%
Protein 13.31g 6.2g 14%
Potassium 585mg 176mg 12%
Phosphorus 192mg 132mg 9%
Magnesium 82mg 53mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Calories 333kcal 466kcal 7%
Carbs 31.84g 50.2g 6%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.97mg 5%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.587mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.094mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 10.839g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.19mg 2%
Sodium 294mg 343mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.328mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 50.2g N/A
Calcium 54mg 57mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.141mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.982mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.7%
Contains more WaterWater +174.8%
Contains more OtherOther +27.9%
Contains more FatsFats +63.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.7%

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
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~10.839g

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.