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Brie vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brie and wafer

  • Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and calcium; however, wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 66% more than wafer.
  • Brie has 50 times more cholesterol than wafer. While brie has 100mg of cholesterol, wafer has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of wafer is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, brie 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.
Brie
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
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 +493.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +154.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +165%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains more IronIron +702%
Contains more CopperCopper +2336.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1947.1%
~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.
Brie
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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% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +652.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg
~equal in Choline ~14.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.09µg 65%
Saturated fat 17.41g 4.241g 60%
Copper 0.019mg 0.463mg 49%
Iron 0.5mg 4.01mg 44%
Cholesterol 100mg 2mg 33%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.696mg 29%
Protein 20.75g 6.6g 28%
Carbs 0.45g 72.7g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 4.153g 22%
Fats 27.68g 14.2g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.266mg 20%
Vitamin A 174µg 3µg 19%
Selenium 14.5µg 5.7µg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 2.858mg 15%
Calcium 184mg 31mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.051mg 14%
Fiber 0g 3.4g 14%
Zinc 2.38mg 1.09mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.203mg 11%
Phosphorus 188mg 132mg 8%
Magnesium 20mg 53mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 4.865g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.381mg 6%
Folate 65µg 47µg 5%
Calories 334kcal 433kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.72mg 3%
Sodium 629mg 580mg 2%
Potassium 152mg 210mg 2%
Net carbs 0.45g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2.4µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 14.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 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
Brie
4
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Wafer
1
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 ProteinProtein +214.4%
Contains more FatsFats +94.9%
Contains more WaterWater +976%
Contains more OtherOther +35%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16055.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
1
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Wafer
2
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 +64.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +402.8%

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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. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/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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