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Potato pancake vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato pancake and falafel

  • Potato pancake has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B12; however, falafel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, and magnesium.
  • Potato pancake covers your daily cholesterol needs 32% more than falafel.
  • Falafel contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato pancakes 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 26% 9.6% 55% 63% 60% 19% 55% 100% 34% 49%
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 +790%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.8%
Contains more IronIron +104.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +165.8%
~equal in Potassium ~585mg

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 92% 11% 4.6% 4.5% 40% 40% 31% 45% 103% 36% 6.8% 31% 40%
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 +1625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +159.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.8%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.166mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato pancake Falafel DV% diff.
Cholesterol 95mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin C 27.6mg 1.6mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.448mg 0.125mg 25%
Iron 1.67mg 3.42mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.516g 4.16g 22%
Sodium 764mg 294mg 20%
Manganese 0.26mg 0.691mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 3.73g 10.171g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 1µg 14%
Protein 6.08g 13.31g 14%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Folate 41µg 93µg 13%
Choline 74.2mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.29µg 0µg 12%
Magnesium 36mg 82mg 11%
Copper 0.18mg 0.258mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.757mg 0.292mg 9%
Starch 20.88g 9%
Phosphorus 128mg 192mg 9%
Zinc 0.7mg 1.5mg 7%
Fats 14.76g 17.8g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.672mg 1.044mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 1µg 3%
Calories 268kcal 333kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Calcium 32mg 54mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.496g 2.383g 1%
Fructose 0.56g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.146mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.166mg 1%
Potassium 622mg 585mg 1%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Carbs 27.81g 31.84g 1%
Net carbs 24.51g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 1.79g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.24mg 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.28mg 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.442mg 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.389mg 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.137mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.141mg 0.364mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 15% 28% 48% 4%
Protein: 6.08 g
Fats: 14.76 g
Carbs: 27.81 g
Water: 47.77 g
Other: 3.58 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 +38%
Contains more OtherOther +47.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +118.9%
Contains more FatsFats +20.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 27% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.496 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.73 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.516 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +172.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.383g

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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. Potato pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170092/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.