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Falafel vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and Coca-Cola different?

  • Falafel is higher than Coca-Cola in iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 41% more than Coca-Cola.
  • Coca-Cola is lower in sodium.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index (63) than falafel (33).

Falafel, home-prepared and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola 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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29150%
Contains more IronIron +3009.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +25700%
Contains more ZincZinc +7400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1820%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.11mg 41%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.002mg 30%
Copper 0.258mg 0.001mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.02g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 10mg 26%
Protein 13.31g 0.07g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 0mg 20%
Potassium 585mg 2mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 37kcal 15%
Sodium 294mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.02mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 31.84g 9.56g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 8.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18914.3%
Contains more FatsFats +88900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.1%
Contains more OtherOther +5975%
Contains more WaterWater +160.9%

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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