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Falafel vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and potato salad

  • Potato salad has less iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc, and potassium.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 35% more.
  • Falafel has 13 times more folate than potato salad. Falafel has 93µg of folate, while potato salad has 7µg.
  • Falafel is lower in sodium.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index than falafel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +446.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.3%
Contains more IronIron +426.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +269.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +584.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +310%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1228.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +525%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Potato salad DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.65mg 35%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.101mg 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Folate 93µg 7µg 22%
Protein 13.31g 2.68g 21%
Phosphorus 192mg 52mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 2.48g 19%
Copper 0.258mg 0.118mg 16%
Magnesium 82mg 15mg 16%
Fats 17.8g 8.2g 15%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.31mg 11%
Sodium 294mg 529mg 10%
Calories 333kcal 143kcal 10%
Potassium 585mg 254mg 10%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 10mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.06mg 8%
Carbs 31.84g 11.17g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.077mg 6%
Selenium 1µg 4.1µg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.534mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 19mg 4%
Saturated fat 2.383g 1.429g 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 3.737g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.89mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.141mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +396.6%
Contains more FatsFats +117.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185%
Contains more OtherOther +24.6%
Contains more WaterWater +119.5%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +310.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.