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Falafel vs. Shark fin soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and shark fin soup different?

  • Falafel is higher than shark fin soup in iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 31% more than shark fin soup.
  • Falafel contains 29 times more manganese than shark fin soup. Falafel contains 0.691mg of manganese, while shark fin soup contains 0.024mg.
  • Shark fin soup is lower in saturated fat.

Falafel, home-prepared and Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared 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.
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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% 3% 4.7% 35% 36% 22% 9% 65% 3.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1071.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +440%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1003.8%
Contains more IronIron +263.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +814.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2779.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 9% 9.2% 7.8% 6% 24% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +440.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +380.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +933.3%
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 Shark fin soup DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.94mg 31%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.024mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.341g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 21mg 24%
Fats 17.8g 2g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.583g 24%
Folate 93µg 9µg 21%
Protein 13.31g 3.2g 20%
Magnesium 82mg 7mg 18%
Copper 0.258mg 0.108mg 17%
Potassium 585mg 53mg 16%
Calories 333kcal 46kcal 14%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.027mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.039mg 10%
Sodium 294mg 501mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.501g 9%
Carbs 31.84g 3.8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.026mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.19µg 8%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.82mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.493mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.13mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 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
3% 2% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 3.8 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.9%
Contains more FatsFats +790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +737.9%
Contains more OtherOther +179.3%
Contains more WaterWater +160.3%

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
35% 41% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.501 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.341 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1644.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1119.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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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. Shark fin soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174532/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.