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Cassava vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cassava and wafer

  • Cassava has more vitamin C, while wafer has more iron, copper, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 47% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in cassava is lower.
  • Wafer has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of wafer is 61, while the glycemic index of cassava is 94.

The food types used in this comparison are Cassava, 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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 +29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +152.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +93.8%
Contains more IronIron +1385.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +363%
Contains more ZincZinc +220.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +388.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +714.3%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +72.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +278.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +454.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +234.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +256.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +74.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.27mg 4.01mg 47%
Copper 0.1mg 0.463mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 4.153g 27%
Sodium 14mg 580mg 25%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Fats 0.28g 14.2g 21%
Saturated fat 0.074g 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.266mg 17%
Phosphorus 27mg 132mg 15%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.696mg 14%
Calories 160kcal 433kcal 14%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 2.858mg 13%
Carbs 38.06g 72.7g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 4.865g 12%
Protein 1.36g 6.6g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.203mg 10%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.7µg 9%
Magnesium 21mg 53mg 8%
Zinc 0.34mg 1.09mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 3.4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.381mg 5%
Folate 27µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.72mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.051mg 3%
Calcium 16mg 31mg 2%
Potassium 271mg 210mg 2%
Choline 23.7mg 14.3mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 +1226.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +385.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91%
Contains more OtherOther +222.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6386.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8552.1%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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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