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Falafel vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and oranges different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, folate, zinc, and potassium, while oranges are higher in vitamin C.
  • Oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 57% more than falafel.
  • Oranges have a higher glycemic index (45) than falafel (33).

Falafel, home-prepared and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +223.2%
Contains more IronIron +3320%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2664%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
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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 177% 0% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +270.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +210%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3225%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.6mg 53.2mg 57%
Iron 3.42mg 0.1mg 42%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.025mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.025g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.12g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.94g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 14mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.023g 25%
Copper 0.258mg 0.045mg 24%
Magnesium 82mg 10mg 17%
Folate 93µg 30µg 16%
Calories 333kcal 47kcal 14%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.07mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 0mg 13%
Potassium 585mg 181mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.015g 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.04mg 10%
Carbs 31.84g 11.75g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.087mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.282mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.06mg 5%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Calcium 54mg 40mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.25mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 250kcal 500kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 213g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 6 3.2 N/A
Net carbs 31.84g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.018mg 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
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1316%
Contains more FatsFats +14733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171%
Contains more OtherOther +452.3%
Contains more WaterWater +150.6%

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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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44121.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16540%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.