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Falafel vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and wasabi different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, folate, phosphorus, manganese, and copper, while wasabi is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Wasabi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 45% more than falafel.
  • Falafel contains 17 times more sodium than wasabi. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while wasabi contains 17mg.

Falafel, home-prepared and Wasabi, root, raw types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 38% 50% 39% 52% 44% 34% 2.2% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +232%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
~equal in Potassium ~568mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.62mg

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 140% 0.67% 0% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2518.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.2%
~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 Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.6mg 41.9mg 45%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Iron 3.42mg 1.03mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.63g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Folate 93µg 18µg 19%
Protein 13.31g 4.8g 17%
Phosphorus 192mg 80mg 16%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.391mg 13%
Sodium 294mg 17mg 12%
Calories 333kcal 109kcal 11%
Copper 0.258mg 0.155mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.274mg 11%
Calcium 54mg 128mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.114mg 4%
Magnesium 82mg 69mg 3%
Carbs 31.84g 23.54g 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.743mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.131mg 1%
Zinc 1.5mg 1.62mg 1%
Potassium 585mg 568mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 15.74g 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
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5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2725.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.3%
Contains more OtherOther +26.6%
Contains more WaterWater +99.6%

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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. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/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.