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Yellow beans vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between yellow beans and falafel?

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than yellow beans.
  • Falafel's daily need coverage for sodium is 13% higher.
  • Yellow beans are lower in saturated fat.

We used Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Falafel, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 7.1%
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 CalciumCalcium +14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80%
Contains more IronIron +37.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~192mg

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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 0% 8.8% 61% 19%
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 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.125mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow beans Falafel DV% diff.
Fiber 10.4g 42%
Fats 1.08g 17.8g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 4.16g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 10.171g 25%
Sodium 5mg 294mg 13%
Iron 2.48mg 3.42mg 12%
Manganese 0.455mg 0.691mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.279g 2.383g 10%
Calories 144kcal 333kcal 9%
Potassium 325mg 585mg 8%
Copper 0.186mg 0.258mg 8%
Protein 9.16g 13.31g 8%
Choline 35.2mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.166mg 5%
Zinc 1.06mg 1.5mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Folate 81µg 93µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.187mg 0.146mg 3%
Magnesium 74mg 82mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.708mg 1.044mg 2%
Carbs 25.28g 31.84g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 1µg 1%
Phosphorus 183mg 192mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.292mg 1%
Calcium 62mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 1.6mg 0%
Net carbs 14.88g 31.84g N/A
Sugar 0.34g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.125mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.386mg 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.405mg 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.732mg 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.496mg 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.479mg 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.364mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 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 +81.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1548.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.9%
Contains more OtherOther +62%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 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 -88.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10720.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +792.7%

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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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.