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Pea soup vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pea soup and falafel?

  • The amount of iron, folate, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, potassium, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 in falafel is higher than in pea soup.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for iron is 34% more.
  • Pea soup has less saturated fat.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index (33) than pea soup (66).

We used Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Falafel, home-prepared 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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 more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +446.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +723.9%
Contains more IronIron +368.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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 AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +564%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +495.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +525%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 0.73mg 3.42mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 4.16g 27%
Fats 1.09g 17.8g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 10.171g 24%
Folate 1µg 93µg 23%
Phosphorus 47mg 192mg 21%
Protein 3.2g 13.31g 20%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.691mg 19%
Magnesium 15mg 82mg 16%
Potassium 71mg 585mg 15%
Calories 61kcal 333kcal 14%
Copper 0.146mg 0.258mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.166mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.146mg 9%
Zinc 0.64mg 1.5mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.125mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.524g 2.383g 8%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Carbs 9.88g 31.84g 7%
Selenium 3.6µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.292mg 5%
Calcium 12mg 54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 1.044mg 4%
Sodium 336mg 294mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1.6mg 1%
Net carbs 7.98g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +144.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1533%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +222.3%
Contains more OtherOther +89.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
14% 61% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2634.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2829.6%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.