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Falafel vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between falafel and longan

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, copper, vitamin B1, and potassium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 92% more than falafel.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of falafel is 33.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Longans, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.9%
Contains more IronIron +2530.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +814.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1228.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +371%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +248%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5150%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~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 Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.6mg 84mg 92%
Iron 3.42mg 0.13mg 41%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.052mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.1g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Protein 13.31g 1.31g 24%
Phosphorus 192mg 21mg 24%
Folate 93µg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 10mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 60kcal 14%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.05mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 0mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.031mg 10%
Copper 0.258mg 0.169mg 10%
Potassium 585mg 266mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Carbs 31.84g 15.14g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.3mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 1mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.14mg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 14.04g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +916%
Contains more FatsFats +17700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.3%
Contains more OtherOther +247.1%
Contains more WaterWater +139%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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