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Falafel vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between falafel and jelly bean?

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than jelly bean.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 41% higher.
  • Jelly bean is lower in saturated fat.
  • Jelly bean has a higher glycemic index (80) than falafel (33).

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Candies, jellybeans types in this comparison.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1481.1%
Contains more IronIron +2530.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +821.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1874.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83%
~equal in Selenium ~1.1µg

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% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1409.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3025%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Jelly bean DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.13mg 41%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.035mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.05g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 4mg 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.028mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Carbs 31.84g 93.55g 21%
Magnesium 82mg 2mg 19%
Potassium 585mg 37mg 16%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.05mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.004mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.011mg 12%
Sodium 294mg 50mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.004mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.008mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.009mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 375kcal 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 70g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 1.1µg 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +35500%
Contains more WaterWater +449.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2330%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.8%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.