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Bamboo shoots vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bamboo shoots and wafer

  • Bamboo shoots have more vitamin B6; however, wafer is higher in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for iron, 44% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Bamboo shoots have 5 times more vitamin B6 than wafer. While bamboo shoots have 0.24mg of vitamin B6, wafer has only 0.051mg.
  • Bamboo shoots have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of wafer is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bamboo shoots, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.5%
Contains more IronIron +702%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +165.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +612.5%
~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Wafer
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +370.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +571.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.5mg 4.01mg 44%
Copper 0.19mg 0.463mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 4.153g 27%
Sodium 4mg 580mg 25%
Carbs 5.2g 72.7g 23%
Fats 0.3g 14.2g 21%
Calories 27kcal 433kcal 20%
Saturated fat 0.069g 4.241g 19%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.696mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.051mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.266mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 2.858mg 14%
Magnesium 3mg 53mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 4.865g 12%
Folate 7µg 47µg 10%
Potassium 533mg 210mg 10%
Phosphorus 59mg 132mg 10%
Selenium 0.8µg 5.7µg 9%
Protein 2.6g 6.6g 8%
Fiber 2.2g 3.4g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 0.381mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.203mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Choline 0mg 14.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.72mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 31mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 3g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 3g 37.43g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.09mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +1922.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +153.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4633.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1298.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2999.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/nutrients
  2. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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