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Falafel vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between falafel and tea

  • Falafel is higher than tea in iron, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Falafel covers your daily iron needs 43% more than tea.
  • The amount of sodium in tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Falafel, home-prepared and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3150%
Contains more IronIron +34100%
Contains more CopperCopper +2245.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +14900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Tea DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.01mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0g 28%
Phosphorus 192mg 1mg 27%
Fats 17.8g 0g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.06g 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.011mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Magnesium 82mg 2mg 19%
Calories 333kcal 1kcal 17%
Potassium 585mg 18mg 17%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.01mg 14%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.392mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.003mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0g 11%
Carbs 31.84g 0.17g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.001mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.032mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.013mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 31.84g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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%

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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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22083.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18629.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1520%
Contains more WaterWater +187.8%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.