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Falafel vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and lemons different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, while lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 57% more than falafel.
  • Falafel contains 147 times more sodium than lemons. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while lemons contain 2mg.

Falafel, home-prepared and Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +925%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.9%
Contains more IronIron +470%
Contains more CopperCopper +597.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2203.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
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%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +944%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +745.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3212.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.6mg 53mg 57%
Iron 3.42mg 0.6mg 35%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.03mg 29%
Fats 17.8g 0.3g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.089g 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.037mg 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 16mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.011g 25%
Protein 13.31g 1.1g 24%
Folate 93µg 11µg 21%
Magnesium 82mg 8mg 18%
Calories 333kcal 29kcal 15%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.06mg 13%
Potassium 585mg 138mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 2mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.039g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.04mg 9%
Carbs 31.84g 9.32g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.1mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.19mg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1110%
Contains more FatsFats +5833.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +241.6%
Contains more OtherOther +710%
Contains more WaterWater +157%

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92363.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4574.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.