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Falafel vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and mothbeans?

  • Falafel is higher in vitamin B2, copper, zinc, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus; however, mothbeans is richer in folate and magnesium.
  • Mothbeans's daily need coverage for folate is 13% more.
  • Mothbeans contains 29 times less sodium than falafel. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while mothbeans contains 10mg.

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +154.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +180%
~equal in Iron ~3.14mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +621.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Mothbeans DV% diff.
Fats 17.8g 0.55g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.256g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.044g 25%
Folate 93µg 143µg 13%
Sodium 294mg 10mg 12%
Calories 333kcal 117kcal 11%
Protein 13.31g 7.81g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.023mg 11%
Copper 0.258mg 0.164mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.124g 10%
Potassium 585mg 304mg 8%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.59mg 8%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.527mg 7%
Phosphorus 192mg 150mg 6%
Magnesium 82mg 104mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Carbs 31.84g 20.96g 4%
Iron 3.42mg 3.14mg 4%
Selenium 1µg 2.8µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.124mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.668mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.391mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 250kcal 150kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 85g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 6 2.4 N/A
Net carbs 31.84g 20.96g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.388mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.425mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.075mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.35mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.263mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3136.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.9%
Contains more OtherOther +67.6%
Contains more WaterWater +100%

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
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23015.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1525%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.