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Falafel vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and soybean meal?

  • The amount of copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5 in soybean meal is higher than in falafel.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 194% more.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index (33) than soybean meal (68).

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Soy meal, defatted, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +273.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +351.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +325.6%
Contains more IronIron +300.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +675.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +237.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +449.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +230%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +576.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +355.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +225.8%
~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 Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.258mg 2mg 194%
Manganese 0.691mg 3.8mg 135%
Iron 3.42mg 13.7mg 129%
Phosphorus 192mg 701mg 73%
Protein 13.31g 49.2g 72%
Potassium 585mg 2490mg 56%
Folate 93µg 303µg 53%
Magnesium 82mg 306mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.691mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.569mg 34%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 1.976mg 34%
Zinc 1.5mg 5.06mg 32%
Fats 17.8g 2.39g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.409g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 1.045g 21%
Calcium 54mg 244mg 19%
Sodium 294mg 3mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.268g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 2.587mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.251mg 7%
Selenium 1µg 3.3µg 4%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 31.84g 35.89g 1%
Calories 333kcal 337kcal 0%
Net carbs 31.84g 35.89g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 1.212mg 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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +644.8%
Contains more WaterWater +398.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +269.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +129.6%

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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2386.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +298.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.