American cheese vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between American cheese and wafer

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, and manganese.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 101% more than wafer.
Wafer has 50 times less cholesterol than American cheese. American cheese has 100mg of cholesterol, while wafer has 2mg.
Wafer has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wafer is 61, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3271%
Contains more ZincZinc	+128.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+385.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+254.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more IronIron	+536.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+906.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1597.6%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+153.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3660.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+487.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.72mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.381mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.051mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	31mg	101%
Phosphorus	641mg	132mg	73%
Saturated fat	18.057g	4.241g	63%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.09µg	59%
Sodium	1671mg	580mg	47%
Copper	0.046mg	0.463mg	46%
Iron	0.63mg	4.01mg	42%
Cholesterol	100mg	2mg	33%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.696mg	28%
Fats	31.79g	14.2g	27%
Vitamin A	250µg	3µg	27%
Selenium	20.2µg	5.7µg	26%
Protein	18.13g	6.6g	23%
Carbs	3.7g	72.7g	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	4.153g	19%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	2.858mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.203mg	16%
Fiber	0g	3.4g	14%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.09mg	13%
Folate	8µg	47µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	4.865g	8%
Magnesium	26mg	53mg	6%
Choline	36.2mg	14.3mg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Calories	371kcal	433kcal	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.266mg	2%
Potassium	132mg	210mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.72mg	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	37.43g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.381mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.051mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	2.4µg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A