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Falafel vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and horned melon different?

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, folate, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and magnesium than horned melon.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 29% higher.
  • Falafel contains 147 times more sodium than horned melon. While falafel contains 294mg of sodium, horned melon contains only 2mg.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index (33) than horned melon (48).

Falafel, home-prepared and Horned melon (Kiwano) are the varieties 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.
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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.6%
Contains more IronIron +202.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1190%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +418.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1671.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +484%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1006.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +98.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +3000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +231.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Horned melon DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 1.13mg 29%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.039mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Copper 0.258mg 0.02mg 26%
Fats 17.8g 1.26g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Folate 93µg 3µg 23%
Protein 13.31g 1.78g 23%
Phosphorus 192mg 37mg 22%
Calories 333kcal 44kcal 14%
Potassium 585mg 123mg 14%
Sodium 294mg 2mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.015mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.025mg 10%
Magnesium 82mg 40mg 10%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.48mg 9%
Carbs 31.84g 7.56g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 5.3mg 4%
Calcium 54mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.565mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.183mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 7.56g N/A
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%

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% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +647.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1312.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +321.2%
Contains more OtherOther +465.1%
Contains more WaterWater +157%

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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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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