Peanut butter vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanut butter and falafel?

Peanut butter is richer in vitamin B3, fats, manganese, vitamin B6, protein, magnesium, phosphorus, and copper, while falafel is higher in iron.
Peanut butter's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 75% higher.
Falafel has 4 times less saturated fat than peanut butter. Peanut butter has 10.325g of saturated fat, while falafel has 2.383g.
Falafel has a higher glycemic index (33) than peanut butter (14).

We used Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Falafel, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Peanut butter

Falafel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+104.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+63.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+67.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+141%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+310%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10.2%
Contains more IronIron	+96.6%

~equal in Potassium ~585mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Peanut butter

Falafel

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1155.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+289.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+252.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~93µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	1.044mg	75%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	12.215g		72%
Vitamin E	9.1mg		61%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	4.16g	56%
Fats	51.36g	17.8g	52%
Manganese	1.665mg	0.691mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	10.171g	39%
Saturated fat	10.325g	2.383g	36%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.125mg	24%
Iron	1.74mg	3.42mg	21%
Magnesium	168mg	82mg	20%
Fiber	5g		20%
Phosphorus	335mg	192mg	20%
Protein	22.21g	13.31g	18%
Copper	0.422mg	0.258mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.292mg	17%
Calories	598kcal	333kcal	13%
Sodium	17mg	294mg	12%
Choline	63mg		11%
Zinc	2.51mg	1.5mg	9%
Selenium	4.1µg	1µg	6%
Carbs	22.31g	31.84g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.6mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.166mg	2%
Folate	87µg	93µg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.027g		2%
Calcium	49mg	54mg	1%
Potassium	558mg	585mg	1%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	269kcal	250kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.7	6	N/A
Net carbs	17.31g	31.84g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.146mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.075g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.525mg	0.492mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg	0.567mg	0%
Leucine	1.546mg	0.944mg	0%
Lysine	0.681mg	0.856mg	0%
Methionine	0.265mg	0.187mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg	0.707mg	0%
Valine	0.782mg	0.562mg	0%
Histidine	0.557mg	0.364mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.008g		N/A