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Falafel vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between falafel and vermicelli

  • Falafel has more phosphorus, folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, vermicelli has more copper, selenium, and zinc.
  • Vermicelli's daily need coverage for copper is 184% more.
  • Vermicelli is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Vermicelli, made from soy.

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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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19400%
Contains more IronIron +89%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +860%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +642.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +182.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%
~equal in Calcium ~55mg

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% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Vermicelli DV% diff.
Copper 0.258mg 1.916mg 184%
Selenium 1µg 27µg 47%
Choline 177mg 32%
Manganese 0.691mg 30%
Fats 17.8g 0.1g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.041g 27%
Protein 13.31g 0.1g 26%
Phosphorus 192mg 20mg 25%
Zinc 1.5mg 4.24mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.013g 25%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Iron 3.42mg 1.81mg 20%
Magnesium 82mg 2mg 19%
Potassium 585mg 3mg 17%
Carbs 31.84g 82.32g 17%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Sodium 294mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.014g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.8µg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Calories 333kcal 331kcal 0%
Net carbs 31.84g 78.42g N/A
Calcium 54mg 55mg 0%
Sugar 17.44g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13210%
Contains more FatsFats +17700%
Contains more WaterWater +190.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +158.5%
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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78138.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10046.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.