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Falafel vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between falafel and pâté

  • Falafel has more manganese; however, pâté is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Pâté covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 133% more than falafel.
  • Falafel has 6 times more manganese than pâté. While falafel has 0.691mg of manganese, pâté has only 0.12mg.
  • Falafel has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Falafel, home-prepared and Pate, liver, not specified, canned.

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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%
Pâté
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +530.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +475.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.6%
Contains more IronIron +60.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4060%
~equal in Phosphorus ~200mg

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%
Pâté
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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 6.7% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +99000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +261.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +311%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Pâté DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.2µg 133%
Vitamin A 1µg 991µg 110%
Cholesterol 0mg 255mg 85%
Selenium 1µg 41.6µg 74%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.6mg 33%
Saturated fat 2.383g 9.57g 33%
Iron 3.42mg 5.5mg 26%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.12mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 1.2mg 18%
Sodium 294mg 697mg 18%
Fats 17.8g 28g 16%
Magnesium 82mg 13mg 16%
Copper 0.258mg 0.4mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 3.3mg 14%
Potassium 585mg 138mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 2.85mg 12%
Carbs 31.84g 1.5g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.03mg 10%
Folate 93µg 60µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 3.16g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 12.36g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.06mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 70mg 2%
Protein 13.31g 14.2g 2%
Calories 333kcal 319kcal 1%
Phosphorus 192mg 200mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 2mg 0%
Net carbs 31.84g 1.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.157mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.568mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.554mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 1.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.838mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.582mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.768mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.298mg 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
Pâté
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14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2022.7%
Contains more FatsFats +57.3%
Contains more WaterWater +55.7%
~equal in Protein ~14.2g
~equal in Other ~2.4g

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
Pâté
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38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.5%

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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. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/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.