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Falafel vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between falafel and milk

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Falafel covers your daily iron needs 42% more than milk.
  • Milk has 230 times less manganese than falafel. Falafel has 0.691mg of manganese, while milk has 0.003mg.
  • Milk contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +645.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +290%
Contains more IronIron +11300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2480%
Contains more ZincZinc +257.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +230%

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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1022.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Milk DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.03mg 42%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.003mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.035g 28%
Copper 0.258mg 0.01mg 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.97g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.277g 25%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Protein 13.31g 3.37g 20%
Magnesium 82mg 11mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 42kcal 15%
Phosphorus 192mg 95mg 14%
Potassium 585mg 150mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 44mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.02mg 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.42mg 10%
Carbs 31.84g 4.99g 9%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.633g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.037mg 7%
Calcium 54mg 125mg 7%
Vitamin A 1µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.093mg 6%
Selenium 1µg 3.3µg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.361mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.185mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +295%
Contains more FatsFats +1735.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +538.1%
Contains more OtherOther +224%
Contains more WaterWater +159.7%

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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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3571.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11785.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.