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Nougat vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nougat and wafer

  • Nougat has more vitamin E; however, wafer is higher in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for iron, 43% more than nougat.
  • Nougat has 4 times more vitamin E than wafer. While nougat has 2.77mg of vitamin E, wafer has only 0.72mg.
  • Nougat has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of wafer is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, nougat, with almonds 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.
Nougat
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
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 less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +579.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +245.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +119.2%
~equal in Calcium ~31mg

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.
Nougat
2
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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
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 +284.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +497.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +535%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +840%
Contains more CholineCholine +180.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nougat Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.59mg 4.01mg 43%
Copper 0.134mg 0.463mg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.153g 28%
Sodium 33mg 580mg 24%
Fats 1.67g 14.2g 19%
Manganese 0.304mg 0.696mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.203mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.478mg 2.858mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 0.72mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.865g 12%
Saturated fat 1.667g 4.241g 12%
Folate 5µg 47µg 11%
Phosphorus 55mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 0.266mg 9%
Protein 3.33g 6.6g 7%
Carbs 92.39g 72.7g 7%
Selenium 2.6µg 5.7µg 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.09mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.381mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 53mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.09µg 3%
Potassium 105mg 210mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Choline 5.1mg 14.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Calories 398kcal 433kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.051mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 89.09g 69.3g N/A
Calcium 32mg 31mg 0%
Sugar 44.97g 37.43g N/A
Fiber 3.3g 3.4g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 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
Nougat
1
3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Wafer
4
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 CarbsCarbs +27.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.2%
Contains more FatsFats +750.3%
Contains more WaterWater +109.3%
Contains more OtherOther +334.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nougat
1
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 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 -60.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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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