Cellophane noodles vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cellophane noodles and wafer different?

Cellophane noodles are higher in choline; however, wafer is richer in copper, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for copper for wafer is 42% higher.
Cellophane noodles contain 7 times more choline than wafer. While cellophane noodles contain 93.2mg of choline, wafer contains only 14.3mg.
Cellophane noodles have less sodium.
Cellophane noodles have a lower glycemic index (39) than wafer (61).

Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated and Cookies, chocolate wafers are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Cellophane noodles

Wafer

Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2000%
Contains more IronIron	+84.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+471.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+165.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+596%

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.

Cellophane noodles

Wafer

Contains more CholineCholine

+551.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+453.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1329%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+281%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2250%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.051mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.081mg	0.463mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.018g	4.153g	28%
Manganese	0.1mg	0.696mg	26%
Sodium	10mg	580mg	25%
Iron	2.17mg	4.01mg	23%
Fats	0.06g	14.2g	22%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.266mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.017g	4.241g	19%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	2.858mg	17%
Choline	93.2mg	14.3mg	14%
Phosphorus	32mg	132mg	14%
Protein	0.16g	6.6g	13%
Fiber	0.5g	3.4g	12%
Magnesium	3mg	53mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.008g	4.865g	12%
Folate	2µg	47µg	11%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.09mg	6%
Potassium	10mg	210mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.1mg	0.381mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Calories	351kcal	433kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.203mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.72mg	4%
Carbs	86.09g	72.7g	4%
Selenium	7.9µg	5.7µg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Calcium	25mg	31mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	85.59g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	0g	37.43g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.051mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.002mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.005mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.007mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.013mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.011mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.002mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.01mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.008mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.005mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A