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Falafel vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between falafel and winter melon

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B1, while winter melon has more vitamin C.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 38% higher.
  • Winter melon contains 149 times less saturated fat than falafel. Falafel contains 2.383g of saturated fat, while winter melon contains 0.016g.

The food types used in this comparison are Falafel, home-prepared and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9650%
Contains more IronIron +755%
Contains more CopperCopper +1021.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +910.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1091.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.2%

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%
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +712.5%
~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 Winter melon DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.4mg 38%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.058mg 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.2g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.087g 27%
Copper 0.258mg 0.023mg 26%
Protein 13.31g 0.4g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.037g 25%
Phosphorus 192mg 19mg 25%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Magnesium 82mg 10mg 17%
Potassium 585mg 6mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 13kcal 16%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 13mg 13%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.016g 11%
Carbs 31.84g 3g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.04mg 9%
Sodium 294mg 111mg 8%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.61mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.035mg 7%
Calcium 54mg 19mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.133mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3227.5%
Contains more FatsFats +8800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +961.3%
Contains more OtherOther +710%
Contains more WaterWater +177.6%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27389.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4681.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/nutrients

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

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