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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.166mg | 0.023mg | 11% |
Protein | 13.31g | 7.81g | 11% |
Calories | 333kcal | 117kcal | 11% |
Saturated fat | 2.383g | 0.124g | 10% |
Copper | 0.258mg | 0.164mg | 10% |
Potassium | 585mg | 304mg | 8% |
Zinc | 1.5mg | 0.59mg | 8% |
Manganese | 0.691mg | 0.527mg | 7% |
Phosphorus | 192mg | 150mg | 6% |
Calcium | 54mg | 3mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 82mg | 104mg | 5% |
Iron | 3.42mg | 3.14mg | 4% |
Carbs | 31.84g | 20.96g | 4% |
Selenium | 1µg | 2.8µg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.125mg | 0.093mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.146mg | 0.124mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.292mg | 0.391mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.044mg | 0.668mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 1mg | 1% |
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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +23015.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1525% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.8% |