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Falafel vs. Jackfruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and jackfruit

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, and zinc; however, jackfruit has more vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 40% more.
  • Falafel has 147 times more sodium than jackfruit. Falafel has 294mg of sodium, while jackfruit has 2mg.
  • Jackfruit has a higher glycemic index than falafel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Jackfruit, raw.

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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 21% 7.2% 40% 8.6% 25% 3.5% 9% 0.26% 5.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +182.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more IronIron +1387%
Contains more CopperCopper +239.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1053.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +814.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1507%
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 46% 1.7% 6.8% 0% 26% 13% 17% 14% 76% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +201.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +756.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Jackfruit DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.23mg 40%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.043mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.094g 27%
Fats 17.8g 0.64g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.155g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 21mg 24%
Protein 13.31g 1.72g 23%
Copper 0.258mg 0.076mg 20%
Folate 93µg 24µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.329mg 16%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 13.7mg 13%
Magnesium 82mg 29mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 2mg 13%
Calories 333kcal 95kcal 12%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.13mg 12%
Fructose 9.19g 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.195g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.055mg 9%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Potassium 585mg 448mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.105mg 3%
Carbs 31.84g 23.25g 3%
Calcium 54mg 24mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.92mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.235mg 1%
Starch 1.47g 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 21.75g N/A
Sugar 19.08g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.034mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.069mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.015g 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
2% 23% 73%
Protein: 1.72 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 0.93 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +673.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2681.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.9%
Contains more OtherOther +161.3%
Contains more WaterWater +112.2%

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
44% 35% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.195 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6461.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4325.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%

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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. Jackfruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174687/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.