Falafel vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between falafel and great northern beans

Great northern beans has less fats, iron, protein, vitamin B2, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and zinc than falafel.
Falafel covers your daily need for fats 27% more than great northern beans.
Falafel has 147 times more sodium than great northern beans. While falafel has 294mg of sodium, great northern beans has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Falafel

Great northern beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.6%
Contains more IronIron	+60.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+310%

~equal in Copper ~0.247mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Falafel

Great northern beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+181.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.266mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.117mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~102µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber		7g	28%
Fats	17.8g	0.45g	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.16g	0.187g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	10.171g	0.021g	25%
Iron	3.42mg	2.13mg	16%
Sodium	294mg	2mg	13%
Calories	333kcal	118kcal	11%
Protein	13.31g	8.33g	10%
Saturated fat	2.383g	0.14g	10%
Magnesium	82mg	50mg	8%
Manganese	0.691mg	0.518mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.166mg	0.059mg	8%
Potassium	585mg	391mg	6%
Zinc	1.5mg	0.88mg	6%
Selenium	1µg	4.1µg	6%
Carbs	31.84g	21.09g	4%
Phosphorus	192mg	165mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.044mg	0.681mg	2%
Folate	93µg	102µg	2%
Calcium	54mg	68mg	1%
Copper	0.258mg	0.247mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.158mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.292mg	0.266mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.125mg	0.117mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	250kcal	142kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1.6mg	1.3mg	0%
Net carbs	31.84g	14.09g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.492mg	0.351mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.567mg	0.368mg	0%
Leucine	0.944mg	0.665mg	0%
Lysine	0.856mg	0.572mg	0%
Methionine	0.187mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.707mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.562mg	0.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.364mg	0.232mg	0%