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Falafel vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between falafel and wild rice?

  • The amount of iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, copper, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B1 in falafel is higher than in wild rice.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 35% more.
  • Wild rice contains 98 times less sodium than falafel. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while wild rice contains 3mg.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index (33) than wild rice (57).

We used Falafel, home-prepared and Wild rice, cooked types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +479.2%
Contains more IronIron +470%
Contains more CopperCopper +113.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +145%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Wild rice DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.6mg 35%
Fats 17.8g 0.34g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.213g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.05g 25%
Protein 13.31g 3.99g 19%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.282mg 18%
Folate 93µg 26µg 17%
Phosphorus 192mg 82mg 16%
Copper 0.258mg 0.121mg 15%
Potassium 585mg 101mg 14%
Sodium 294mg 3mg 13%
Calories 333kcal 101kcal 12%
Magnesium 82mg 32mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.049g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.052mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.087mg 6%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Carbs 31.84g 21.34g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.154mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 1.287mg 2%
Zinc 1.5mg 1.34mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.135mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.73g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 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
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5135.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.2%
Contains more OtherOther +507.5%
Contains more WaterWater +113.5%

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20242%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1853.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.