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Falafel vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and goat?

  • Falafel is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, goat is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Goat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% more.
  • Goat has a lower glycemic index (0) than falafel (33).

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +217.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1545.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +251.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1080%
~equal in Iron ~3.73mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~201mg

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%
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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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +267.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +278.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.19µg 50%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.61mg 34%
Zinc 1.5mg 5.27mg 34%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.042mg 28%
Protein 13.31g 27.1g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.23g 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 75mg 25%
Fats 17.8g 3.03g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 1.36g 22%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Magnesium 82mg 0mg 20%
Selenium 1µg 11.8µg 20%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 3.95mg 18%
Carbs 31.84g 0g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0mg 10%
Calories 333kcal 143kcal 10%
Sodium 294mg 86mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.93g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Potassium 585mg 405mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.09mg 5%
Copper 0.258mg 0.303mg 5%
Iron 3.42mg 3.73mg 4%
Calcium 54mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Phosphorus 192mg 201mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.565mg 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
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +487.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +46.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.6%
Contains more WaterWater +97%

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
Goat
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +647.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1708.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.