Falafel vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between falafel and garlic
- Falafel has more folate, iron, and magnesium; however, garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, and calcium.
- Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 85% more than falafel.
- Falafel has 31 times more folate than garlic. While falafel has 93µg of folate, garlic has only 3µg.
- Garlic has less saturated fat.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Garlic, raw.
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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 | +228% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +45.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +101.2% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +29.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +25.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +235.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +15.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +142% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1320% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +50.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +49.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +3000% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1850% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +37% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +104.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +888% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.125mg | 1.235mg | 85% |
| Manganese | 0.691mg | 1.672mg | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 31.2mg | 33% |
| Fats | 17.8g | 0.5g | 27% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.16g | 0.249g | 26% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 10.171g | 0.011g | 25% |
| Selenium | 1µg | 14.2µg | 24% |
| Folate | 93µg | 3µg | 23% |
| Iron | 3.42mg | 1.7mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 82mg | 25mg | 14% |
| Protein | 13.31g | 6.36g | 14% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 181mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 17mg | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 2.383g | 0.089g | 10% |
| Calories | 333kcal | 149kcal | 9% |
| Fiber | 2.1g | 8% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.292mg | 0.596mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 192mg | 153mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.146mg | 0.2mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 585mg | 401mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.258mg | 0.299mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.166mg | 0.11mg | 4% |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
| Zinc | 1.5mg | 1.16mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.044mg | 0.7mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.7µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 31.84g | 30.96g | N/A |
| Carbs | 31.84g | 33.06g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.134mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.492mg | 0.157mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.567mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.944mg | 0.308mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.856mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.187mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.707mg | 0.183mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.562mg | 0.291mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.364mg | 0.113mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +109.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +3460% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +62% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +69.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +92363.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1570.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.3% |
