Falafel vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are falafel and icing different?
- Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B1, while icing is higher in vitamin B2.
- Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 41% more than icing.
- Icing has a higher glycemic index (51) than falafel (33).
Falafel, home-prepared and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +8100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1700% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1620.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2037.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +2042.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +966.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +900% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -37.4% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1360% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +374.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +430.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1062.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +81.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 3.42mg | 0.16mg | 41% |
| Manganese | 0.691mg | 0mg | 30% |
| Copper | 0.258mg | 0mg | 29% |
| Protein | 13.31g | 0g | 27% |
| Phosphorus | 192mg | 18mg | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.16g | 7.951g | 25% |
| Folate | 93µg | 8µg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 82mg | 1mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 585mg | 34mg | 16% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 10.171g | 4.86g | 13% |
| Zinc | 1.5mg | 0.07mg | 13% |
| Carbs | 31.84g | 67.89g | 12% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.146mg | 0.01mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 13µg | 11% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.125mg | 0mg | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.166mg | 0.302mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 184mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.044mg | 0.22mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.292mg | 0.055mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 3mg | 5% |
| Calories | 333kcal | 418kcal | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 2.383g | 2.974g | 3% |
| Selenium | 1µg | 0.1µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Fats | 17.8g | 16.23g | 2% |
| Net carbs | 31.84g | 67.89g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.1g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Choline | 2.3mg | 0% | |
| 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
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +129.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +200% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +113.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -19.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +109.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +91.1% |
