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Falafel is a food item represented by the Unicode character 🧆. It has been referenced by 1,459 other encyclopedia articles.
Nutritional data for falafel varies by source. One dataset describes home-prepared falafel as containing 333 kcal of energy, 17.8 g of fat, 31.8 g of carbohydrates, 13.3 g of protein, and 294 mg of sodium. Another dataset lists 207 kcal of energy, 9.2 g of fat, 21.4 g of carbohydrates, 7.3 g of protein, 7.1 g of fiber, 2.3 g of sugars, and 1.14 g of salt. This latter source also assigns a nutriscore of a and a nova score of 3.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Falafel
- Food.image
- File:Falafels 2.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 300
- Food.caption
- Falafel balls
- Food.alternate_name
- Felafel
- Food.region
- Middle East
- Food.place_of_origin
- Egypt
- Food.course
- Meze
- Food.type
- Fritter
- Food.served
- Hot
- Food.main_ingredient
- Broad beans or chickpeas
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 72 products
- Energy
- 207 kcal
- Fat
- 9.2 g
- — of which saturates
- 0.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 21.4 g
- — of which sugars
- 2.3 g
- Fibre
- 7.1 g
- Protein
- 7.3 g
- Salt
- 1.14 g
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Nutrition
Per 100 g · Falafel, home-prepared
- Energy
- 333 kcal
- Protein
- 13.30 g
- Fat
- 17.80 g
- Carbohydrate
- 31.80 g
- Sodium
- 294 mg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- minced food ball
- Has part
- mahleb
- Image
- Falafel 1.JPG
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- Falafel
- Unicode character
- 🧆
- course
- mazza
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Falafel ( ; , ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin that features in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines. It is made from ground fava beans, chickpeas, or both, and mixed with herbs and spices before frying.
Falafel is often served in a flatbread such as pita, samoon, laffa, or taboon; falafel also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way. The falafel balls may be topped with salads, pickled vegetables, and hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a meze tray.
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