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Chocolate brownie vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate brownie and wafer

  • Chocolate brownie has more vitamin A and selenium, while wafer has more iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 27% higher.
  • Wafer contains 83 times less vitamin A than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie contains 827IU of vitamin A, while wafer contains 10IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in wafer is lower.
  • Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is 42, while the glycemic index of wafer is 61.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 +83.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +101.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.3%
Contains more IronIron +117.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~53mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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 AVitamin A +5766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Wafer DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 4.153g 35%
Iron 1.84mg 4.01mg 27%
Cholesterol 73mg 2mg 24%
Fats 29.1g 14.2g 23%
Vitamin A 176µg 3µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 4.865g 15%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Saturated fat 7.319g 4.241g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 2.858mg 12%
Selenium 11.5µg 5.7µg 11%
Sodium 343mg 580mg 10%
Carbs 50.2g 72.7g 8%
Copper 0.388mg 0.463mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.266mg 6%
Folate 29µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.696mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.203mg 5%
Calcium 57mg 31mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.051mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.09µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calories 466kcal 433kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.381mg 1%
Zinc 0.97mg 1.09mg 1%
Potassium 176mg 210mg 1%
Protein 6.2g 6.6g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 69.3g N/A
Magnesium 53mg 53mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Phosphorus 132mg 132mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 FatsFats +104.9%
Contains more WaterWater +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.8%
~equal in Protein ~6.6g
~equal in Other ~2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.1%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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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