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Falafel vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and pound cake different?

  • Falafel is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, folate, and zinc, while pound cake is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for manganese, 25% more than pound cake.
  • Falafel contains 10 times more magnesium than pound cake. Falafel contains 82mg of magnesium, while pound cake contains 8mg.
  • Falafel is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than falafel (33).

Falafel, home-prepared and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 13% 56% 14% 12% 60% 49% 14% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +925%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +292.6%
Contains more IronIron +131.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +514.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +248.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +528.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 0% 23% 13% 12% 43% 57% 30% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 32% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Pound cake DV% diff.
Manganese 0.691mg 0.11mg 25%
Iron 3.42mg 1.48mg 24%
Copper 0.258mg 0.042mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 66mg 22%
Magnesium 82mg 8mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 3.02g 18%
Protein 13.31g 5g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Threonine 0.492mg 153mg 15%
Folate 93µg 42µg 13%
Potassium 585mg 149mg 13%
Choline 65.6mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 4.811g 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.43mg 10%
Vitamin A 1µg 70µg 8%
Selenium 1µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.036mg 7%
Starch 17.36g 7%
Carbs 31.84g 53.64g 7%
Phosphorus 192mg 140mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.249mg 6%
Fats 17.8g 13.96g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 3.419g 5%
Sodium 294mg 377mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 1.615mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 34IU 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.485mg 4%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.173mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 353kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calcium 54mg 47mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 53.04g N/A
Sugar 33.36g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.192g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.041mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.204mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.397mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.117mg 0%
Fructose 0.33g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.372g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.895g 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
5% 14% 54% 26%
Protein: 5 g
Fats: 13.96 g
Carbs: 53.64 g
Water: 25.87 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +166.2%
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.5%

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
43% 27% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.811 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.419 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.7%

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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. Pound cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172704/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.