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Falafel vs. Edible mushroom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and edible mushroom different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, magnesium, and phosphorus, while edible mushroom is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 37% more than edible mushroom.
  • Falafel contains 59 times more sodium than edible mushroom. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while edible mushroom contains 5mg.

Falafel, home-prepared and Mushrooms, white, raw 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 6.4% 0.9% 28% 19% 106% 14% 37% 0.65% 6.1% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +811.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84%
Contains more IronIron +584%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1370.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +830%

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 7% 0% 0.2% 3% 20% 93% 68% 90% 24% 5% 0% 13% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +447.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +412.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Edible mushroom DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.5mg 37%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.047mg 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.34g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.16g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 1.497mg 24%
Protein 13.31g 3.09g 20%
Folate 93µg 17µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.402mg 18%
Magnesium 82mg 9mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 22kcal 16%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 3.607mg 16%
Phosphorus 192mg 86mg 15%
Selenium 1µg 9.3µg 15%
Sodium 294mg 5mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.05g 11%
Carbs 31.84g 3.26g 10%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.52mg 9%
Potassium 585mg 318mg 8%
Copper 0.258mg 0.318mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.081mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.104mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 2.26g N/A
Sugar 1.98g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.12mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.057mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.09 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 3.26 g
Water: 92.45 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +330.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5135.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +876.7%
Contains more OtherOther +182.6%
Contains more WaterWater +167%

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
24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Edible mushroom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169251/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.