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Falafel vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and turnip

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, copper, magnesium, potassium, and zinc; however, turnip has more vitamin C.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 39% more.
  • Falafel has 217 times more saturated fat than turnip. Falafel has 2.383g of saturated fat, while turnip has 0.011g.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index than falafel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Turnips, raw.

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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 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +645.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.3%
Contains more IronIron +1040%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +455.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +611.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +415.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.2%

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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +453.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +520%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1212.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Turnip DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.3mg 39%
Fats 17.8g 0.1g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.053g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.9g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.006g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 27mg 24%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.134mg 24%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 21mg 22%
Folate 93µg 15µg 20%
Copper 0.258mg 0.085mg 19%
Magnesium 82mg 11mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 28kcal 15%
Potassium 585mg 191mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.011g 11%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.27mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.03mg 10%
Sodium 294mg 67mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.04mg 9%
Carbs 31.84g 6.43g 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.09mg 3%
Calcium 54mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.014mg 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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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1378.9%
Contains more FatsFats +17700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +395.2%
Contains more OtherOther +247.1%
Contains more WaterWater +165.4%

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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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169416.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7749.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.