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Falafel vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and maple sugar different?

  • Falafel is richer in phosphorus, folate, iron, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while maple sugar is higher in manganese and zinc.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for manganese, 162% more than falafel.
  • Maple sugar is lower in saturated fat.
  • Maple sugar has a higher glycemic index (63) than falafel (33).

Falafel, home-prepared and Sugars, maple 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +331.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.5%
Contains more IronIron +112.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +304%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +539.9%

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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1176.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2510%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.691mg 4.422mg 162%
Zinc 1.5mg 6.06mg 41%
Fats 17.8g 0.2g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.1g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 3mg 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.1g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.064g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Iron 3.42mg 1.61mg 23%
Carbs 31.84g 90.9g 20%
Copper 0.258mg 0.099mg 18%
Magnesium 82mg 19mg 15%
Sodium 294mg 11mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.013mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.009mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.036g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.003mg 9%
Potassium 585mg 274mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.048mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 90mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 354kcal 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.8µg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13210%
Contains more FatsFats +8800%
Contains more WaterWater +332.8%
Contains more OtherOther +203.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.5%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15792.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4060%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.