Falafel leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Black beans, cooked: 100 g · Falafel: 100 g.
The verdict
Falafel comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Falafel for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy132 kcal333 kcal
- Proteinmore is better8.86 g13.31 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.71 g31.84 g
- Fibermore is better8.7 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0.32 g—
- Total fat0.54 g17.8 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.14 g2.38 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg294 mg
- Potassiummore is better355 mg585 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better27 mg54 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg3.42 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better70 mg82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

