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Falafel vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and distilled beverage different?

  • Falafel is higher than distilled beverage in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 42% more than distilled beverage.
  • Distilled beverage is lower in sodium.
  • Falafel has a higher glycemic index (33) than distilled beverage (15).

Falafel, home-prepared and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof 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% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29150%
Contains more IronIron +8450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3738.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7930.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.04mg 42%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.018mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 4mg 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.021mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 0mg 20%
Potassium 585mg 2mg 17%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.04mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 1mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.004mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.006mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0g 11%
Carbs 31.84g 0.1g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.001mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.013mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 0mg 5%
Calories 333kcal 250kcal 4%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0mg 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
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31740%
Contains more WaterWater +84.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1381.5%

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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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.