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).

Falafel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Falafel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Falafel
Serving size:
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one falafel (27g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)
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Iron mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Tofu
Serving size:
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tablespoon (20g)teaspoon (7g)slice (30g)cup (200g)half cup (100g)
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Protein g
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Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

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

505kcal

Calories source

  • 23% CARBS.
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 71% FAT

Tofu 100g

76kcal

Calories source

  • 9% CARBS
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 52% FAT

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.