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Falafel vs. Hot and sour soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and hot and sour soup different?

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than hot and sour soup.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 35% higher.
  • Falafel contains 12 times more folate than hot and sour soup. While falafel contains 93µg of folate, hot, and sour soup contains only 8µg.
  • Hot and sour soup has less saturated fat.

Falafel, home-prepared and Soup, hot, and sour, Chinese restaurant 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.
Falafel
Falafel
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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 6.4% 5.7% 4.9% 24% 8.7% 6% 14% 49% 11% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +811.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +963.6%
Contains more IronIron +434.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +892.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +581.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +712.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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% 3% 7.8% 1.5% 6.5% 7.2% 9.5% 14% 15% 13% 2.8% 6% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1062.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Hot and sour soup DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.64mg 35%
Copper 0.258mg 0.026mg 26%
Fats 17.8g 1.21g 26%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.085mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.311g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.288g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 32mg 23%
Protein 13.31g 2.58g 21%
Folate 93µg 8µg 21%
Magnesium 82mg 9mg 17%
Potassium 585mg 55mg 16%
Calories 333kcal 39kcal 15%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.22mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.031mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.229g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.026mg 10%
Carbs 31.84g 4.35g 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 21mg 7%
Choline 39.9mg 7%
Lysine 0.856mg 153mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.064mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 19mg 4%
Sodium 294mg 376mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.507mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.227mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 9µg 1%
Starch 2.43g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 5IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 3.85g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.111mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.151mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.039mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.092mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.058mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.03g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.273g N/A

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
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 1.21 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +415.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1371.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +632%
Contains more OtherOther +100.8%
Contains more WaterWater +161.8%

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
28% 35% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.229 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.288 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.311 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3431.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1237.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.4%

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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. Hot and sour soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174808/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.