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Falafel vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and radish?

  • Falafel is higher in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, folate, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, radish is richer in vitamin C.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 39% more.
  • Radish contains 74 times less saturated fat than falafel. Falafel contains 2.383g of saturated fat, while radish contains 0.032g.

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Radishes, raw 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%
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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% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.1%
Contains more IronIron +905.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +416%
Contains more ZincZinc +435.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +860%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +901.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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%
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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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +311%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +272%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +825%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Radish DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.34mg 39%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.069mg 27%
Fats 17.8g 0.1g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.048g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.017g 25%
Protein 13.31g 0.68g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 20mg 25%
Copper 0.258mg 0.05mg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 10mg 17%
Folate 93µg 25µg 17%
Calories 333kcal 16kcal 16%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 14.8mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.032g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.012mg 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.28mg 11%
Sodium 294mg 39mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.039mg 10%
Potassium 585mg 233mg 10%
Carbs 31.84g 3.4g 9%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.254mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.071mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.165mg 3%
Calcium 54mg 25mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 1.8g N/A
Sugar 1.86g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.013mg 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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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1857.4%
Contains more FatsFats +17700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +836.5%
Contains more OtherOther +341.8%
Contains more WaterWater +175.2%

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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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +59729.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8566.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.