Falafel vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are falafel and frog legs different?
- Falafel is richer in iron, folate, magnesium, and potassium, while frog legs are higher in selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
- Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 24% more than frog legs.
- Falafel contains 31 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Falafel contains 2.383g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.
- Falafel has a higher glycemic index (33) than frog legs (0).
Falafel, home-prepared and Frog legs, 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +310% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +105.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +128% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +50% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +30.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -80.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1310% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +520% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1400% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +50.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +14.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.691mg | 30% | |
| Fats | 17.8g | 0.3g | 27% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.16g | 0.102g | 27% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 10.171g | 0.053g | 25% |
| Selenium | 1µg | 14.1µg | 24% |
| Iron | 3.42mg | 1.5mg | 24% |
| Folate | 93µg | 15µg | 20% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.4µg | 17% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 50mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 82mg | 20mg | 15% |
| Calories | 333kcal | 73kcal | 13% |
| Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
| Carbs | 31.84g | 0g | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 2.383g | 0.076g | 10% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 58mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 585mg | 285mg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.292mg | 6% | |
| Protein | 13.31g | 16.4g | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.166mg | 0.25mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 192mg | 147mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 1.5mg | 1mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 18mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 15µg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.258mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 8IU | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.044mg | 1.2mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 31.84g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.146mg | 0.14mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.125mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 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% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.014g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.02g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.007g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +5833.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +73.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +23.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +136.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +19090.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3978.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.8% |
