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Falafel vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between falafel and teff

  • Falafel has more folate, iron, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and magnesium, while teff has more manganese.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 94% higher.
  • Teff contains 37 times less sodium than falafel. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while teff contains 8mg.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of falafel is 33, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

The food types used in this comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Teff, cooked.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +446.7%
Contains more IronIron +66.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +313.9%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg

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%
Teff
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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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +403%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.691mg 2.86mg 94%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.65g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Protein 13.31g 3.87g 19%
Folate 93µg 18µg 19%
Iron 3.42mg 2.05mg 17%
Potassium 585mg 107mg 14%
Sodium 294mg 8mg 12%
Calories 333kcal 101kcal 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.033mg 10%
Phosphorus 192mg 120mg 10%
Magnesium 82mg 50mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Copper 0.258mg 0.226mg 4%
Zinc 1.5mg 1.11mg 4%
Carbs 31.84g 19.86g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.183mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.909mg 1%
Calcium 54mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2638.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.3%
Contains more OtherOther +252.2%
Contains more WaterWater +116.4%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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