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Biscuit vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and wafer

  • Biscuits have more selenium, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 42% more than biscuits.
  • Biscuits have 8 times more calcium than wafer. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, wafer has only 31mg.
  • The glycemic index of wafer is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
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 CalciumCalcium +658.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +242.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.6%
Contains more IronIron +38.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +464.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.1%
~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.858mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Wafer DV% diff.
Copper 0.082mg 0.463mg 42%
Selenium 19.5µg 5.7µg 25%
Calcium 235mg 31mg 20%
Iron 2.9mg 4.01mg 14%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.696mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.203mg 13%
Carbs 44.6g 72.7g 9%
Magnesium 18mg 53mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 3.4g 8%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 4.865g 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.09mg 5%
Phosphorus 164mg 132mg 5%
Folate 61µg 47µg 4%
Calories 353kcal 433kcal 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.266mg 3%
Fats 16.3g 14.2g 3%
Potassium 121mg 210mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Protein 7g 6.6g 1%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 2.858mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.051mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 69.3g N/A
Cholesterol 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 37.43g N/A
Sodium 580mg 580mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.09µg 0%
Saturated fat 4.324g 4.241g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 4.153g 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 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
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 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 FatsFats +14.8%
Contains more WaterWater +542.2%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63%
~equal in Protein ~6.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~4.241g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~4.153g

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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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