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Falafel vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between falafel and glutinous rice

  • Glutinous rice has less iron, phosphorus, copper, folate, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B2 than falafel.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 41% more than glutinous rice.
  • Falafel has 93 times more folate than glutinous rice. While falafel has 93µg of folate, glutinous rice has only 1µg.
  • Glutinous rice has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of glutinous rice is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1540%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5750%
Contains more IronIron +2342.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +426.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +265.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%

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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1176.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +380.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.14mg 41%
Fats 17.8g 0.19g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.069g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 8mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.07g 25%
Copper 0.258mg 0.049mg 23%
Protein 13.31g 2.02g 23%
Folate 93µg 1µg 23%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.262mg 19%
Magnesium 82mg 5mg 18%
Potassium 585mg 10mg 17%
Sodium 294mg 5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.013mg 12%
Calories 333kcal 97kcal 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.039g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.02mg 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.41mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.026mg 8%
Selenium 1µg 5.6µg 8%
Calcium 54mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.29mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Carbs 31.84g 21.09g 4%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.215mg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +558.9%
Contains more FatsFats +9268.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51%
Contains more OtherOther +3371.4%
Contains more WaterWater +121.3%

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14430%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5929%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.