Falafel vs Tofu: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Falafel has 505 kcal and Tofu has 76 kcal, so Tofu has 85% fewer calories.
Falafel has more fiber (4.9 g vs 0.3 g). Falafel has more fat (40.5 g vs 4.78 g). Falafel has more carbohydrates (29.3 g vs 1.87 g). Relative to calories, Tofu is the better protein source (10.6 g vs 1.65 g of protein per 100 kcal).


Nutrition Facts
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Falafel vs Tofu 100g Compare
| per 100g | Falafel | Tofu |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 505 | 76 |
| Carbohydrates | 29.32 g | 1.87 g |
| Fat | 40.54 g | 4.78 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4.9 g | 0.3 g |
| Protein | 8.33 g | 8.08 g |
| Water | 18.94 g | 84.55 g |
| Calcium | 87 mg | 350 mg |
| Iron | 2.28 mg | 5.36 mg |
| Magnessium | 31 mg | 30 mg |
| Potassium | 260 mg | 121 mg |
| Sodium | 505 mg | 7 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 13 IU | 85 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.129 mg | 0.081 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.103 mg | 0.052 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.768 mg | 0.195 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.159 mg | 0.047 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.085 µg | 0.015 µg |
| Vitaminium C | 7.7 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 4.85 mg | 0.01 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.079 µg | 0.002 µg |
More Calories in Falafel
At first glance, you can see that in falafel is much more calories than in tofu.
Falafel has 505 kcal per 100g and tofu 76 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 564%.
In falafel and in tofu most calories came from fat.
See tables below to compare falafel with tofu in details.
Falafel 100g
505kcalCalories source
- 23% CARBS.
- 6% PROTEIN
- 71% FAT
Tofu 100g
76kcalCalories source
- 9% CARBS
- 39% PROTEIN
- 52% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.