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Falafel vs. Instant coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between falafel and instant coffee

  • Instant coffee has less iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than falafel.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 42% more than instant coffee.
  • Instant coffee has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of falafel is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water.

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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 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1850%
Contains more IronIron +8450%
Contains more CopperCopper +2245.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +14900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4506.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Instant coffee DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.04mg 42%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.015mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.002g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0g 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.011mg 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 3mg 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.1g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 4mg 19%
Calories 333kcal 2kcal 17%
Potassium 585mg 30mg 16%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.01mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.001mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.002g 11%
Carbs 31.84g 0.34g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0mg 10%
Caffeine 26mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.001mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.236mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 0.34g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 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
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
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13210%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9264.7%
Contains more OtherOther +417%
Contains more WaterWater +186.2%

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
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.002 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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.