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Falafel vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between falafel and marshmallow

  • Falafel is richer than marshmallow in iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, copper, potassium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 40% higher.
  • Falafel contains 166 times more vitamin B2 than marshmallow. Falafel contains 0.166mg of vitamin B2, while marshmallow contains 0.001mg.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index than marshmallow.

Food types used in this article are Falafel, home-prepared and Candies, marshmallows.

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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% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11600%
Contains more IronIron +1387%
Contains more CopperCopper +166%
Contains more ZincZinc +3650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8537.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1238.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5740%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
~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 Marshmallow DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.23mg 40%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.008mg 30%
Fats 17.8g 0.2g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.047g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 8mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.08g 25%
Folate 93µg 1µg 23%
Protein 13.31g 1.8g 23%
Magnesium 82mg 2mg 19%
Copper 0.258mg 0.097mg 18%
Potassium 585mg 5mg 17%
Carbs 31.84g 81.3g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.001mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.04mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.001mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.056g 11%
Sodium 294mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.003mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.005mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.078mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 318kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +639.4%
Contains more FatsFats +8800%
Contains more WaterWater +111.1%
Contains more OtherOther +710%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +155.3%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12613.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8751.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.