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Falafel vs. Pineapple cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and pineapple cake?

  • Falafel is higher in iron, copper, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, and zinc; however, pineapple cake is richer in vitamin B1 and selenium.
  • Pineapple cake's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 12738% more.
  • Pineapple cake contains 6 times less magnesium than falafel. Falafel contains 82mg of magnesium, while pineapple cake contains 13mg.

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe 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 9.3% 36% 9.9% 56% 29% 8.5% 35% 42% 46% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +530.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +422.3%
Contains more IronIron +131.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +196.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +840%
~equal in Sodium ~319mg

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 4% 21% 0% 0% 38250% 36% 22% 12% 7.8% 10% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104694.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.156mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Pineapple cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 153mg 12738%
Iron 3.42mg 1.48mg 24%
Protein 13.31g 3.5g 20%
Copper 0.258mg 0.087mg 19%
Folate 93µg 26µg 17%
Magnesium 82mg 13mg 16%
Phosphorus 192mg 82mg 16%
Selenium 1µg 9.4µg 15%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.35mg 15%
Potassium 585mg 112mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 5.194g 12%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.31mg 11%
Fats 17.8g 12.1g 9%
Calcium 54mg 120mg 7%
Vitamin A 1µg 62µg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.034mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 3.282g 6%
Carbs 31.84g 50.5g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Saturated fat 2.383g 2.915g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.202mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 319kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 1.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.156mg 1%
Sodium 294mg 319mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 1.2mg 0%
Net carbs 31.84g 49.7g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.117mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.264mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.167mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
4% 12% 51% 32%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 12.1 g
Carbs: 50.5 g
Water: 32.3 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +280.3%
Contains more FatsFats +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +51.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.6%
~equal in Water ~32.3g

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
26% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.915 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.8%

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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. Pineapple cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172703/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.