Cream cheese vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cream cheese and wafer

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin A, yet wafer is richer in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cream cheese is 80% higher.
Cream cheese contains 111 times more vitamin A than wafer. Cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, while wafer contains 10IU.
Wafer contains less cholesterol.
Cream cheese has a lower glycemic index than wafer.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, cream 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.

Cream cheese

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+212.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+488.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more IronIron	+3545.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2472.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6227.3%

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.

Cream cheese

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+10166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+90.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+782.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3040.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+422.2%

~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.
Saturated fat	20.213g	4.241g	73%
Iron	0.11mg	4.01mg	49%
Copper	0.018mg	0.463mg	49%
Vitamin A	308µg	3µg	34%
Cholesterol	101mg	2mg	33%
Fats	34.44g	14.2g	31%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.696mg	30%
Carbs	5.52g	72.7g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	4.153g	18%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	2.858mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.203mg	15%
Fiber	0g	3.4g	14%
Sodium	314mg	580mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	4.865g	10%
Magnesium	9mg	53mg	10%
Folate	9µg	47µg	10%
Calcium	97mg	31mg	7%
Selenium	8.6µg	5.7µg	5%
Zinc	0.5mg	1.09mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.09µg	5%
Calories	350kcal	433kcal	4%
Phosphorus	107mg	132mg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.381mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.266mg	3%
Choline	27.2mg	14.3mg	2%
Potassium	132mg	210mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.72mg	1%
Protein	6.15g	6.6g	1%
Net carbs	5.52g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g	37.43g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.051mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A