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Falafel vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and Mexican tea

  • Falafel has more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and copper; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 105% more.
  • Falafel has 7 times more sodium than Mexican tea. Falafel has 294mg of sodium, while Mexican tea has 43mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Epazote, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +81.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +409.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +348.3%
~equal in Potassium ~633mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.691mg 3.098mg 105%
Folate 93µg 215µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.52g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.33g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Calcium 54mg 275mg 22%
Iron 3.42mg 1.88mg 19%
Calories 333kcal 32kcal 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Phosphorus 192mg 86mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.348mg 14%
Sodium 294mg 43mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.028mg 10%
Magnesium 82mg 121mg 9%
Copper 0.258mg 0.19mg 8%
Carbs 31.84g 7.44g 8%
Zinc 1.5mg 1.1mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.639mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.179mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.152mg 2%
Potassium 585mg 633mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.9µg 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3933.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3323.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328%
Contains more WaterWater +157.7%
~equal in Other ~2.5g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

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

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