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Ginger ale vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ginger ale and falafel

  • Falafel is richer than ginger ale in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 41% higher.
  • Ginger ale contains less sodium.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index than ginger ale.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale and Falafel, home-prepared.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58400%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +1333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5215.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 +∞%
~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 Ginger ale Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 0.18mg 3.42mg 41%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.691mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.16g 28%
Fats 0g 17.8g 27%
Protein 0g 13.31g 27%
Copper 0.018mg 0.258mg 27%
Phosphorus 0mg 192mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 10.171g 25%
Folate 0µg 93µg 23%
Magnesium 1mg 82mg 19%
Potassium 1mg 585mg 17%
Calories 34kcal 333kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.166mg 13%
Zinc 0.05mg 1.5mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.146mg 12%
Sodium 7mg 294mg 12%
Saturated fat 0g 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.125mg 10%
Carbs 8.76g 31.84g 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.044mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.292mg 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Calcium 3mg 54mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.6mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 1µg 2%
Net carbs 8.76g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 8.9g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +163.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.5%
Contains more OtherOther +24200%

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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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/nutrients
  2. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/nutrients

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

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