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Falafel vs. Custard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and custard different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, copper, folate, magnesium, and potassium, while custard is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 39% more than custard.
  • Falafel contains 99 times more manganese than custard. Falafel contains 0.691mg of manganese, while custard contains 0.007mg.
  • Custard is lower in sodium.

Falafel, home-prepared and Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk 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 11% 42% 18% 13% 10% 14% 56% 11% 0.91% 33%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +412.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.6%
Contains more IronIron +905.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +760%
Contains more ZincZinc +194.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9771.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 0.33% 17% 1.2% 18% 15% 51% 2.5% 42% 15% 65% 0.5% 6.8% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Custard DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.34mg 39%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.007mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.312g 26%
Copper 0.258mg 0.03mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 1.127g 23%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.52µg 22%
Fats 17.8g 4g 21%
Folate 93µg 9µg 21%
Protein 13.31g 3.99g 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 51mg 17%
Magnesium 82mg 16mg 16%
Calories 333kcal 122kcal 11%
Potassium 585mg 207mg 11%
Sodium 294mg 84mg 9%
Calcium 54mg 139mg 9%
Phosphorus 192mg 130mg 9%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.51mg 9%
Selenium 1µg 6µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.699mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.061mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 52µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.132mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 47IU 6%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.064mg 5%
Carbs 31.84g 17.6g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.22mg 4%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.383g 2.032g 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 17.6g N/A
Sugar 4.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.207mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.337mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.233mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.092mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 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
4% 4% 18% 73%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 17.6 g
Water: 73.45 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.6%
Contains more FatsFats +345%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.9%
Contains more OtherOther +153.1%
Contains more WaterWater +112.2%

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
59% 32% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.312 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +802.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1233.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.7%

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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. Custard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168773/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.