Cookie dough vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cookie dough and wafer different?

Cookie dough is higher in selenium; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for copper for wafer is 39% higher.
Cookie dough contains 12 times more cholesterol than wafer. While cookie dough contains 24mg of cholesterol, wafer contains only 2mg.

Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough 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.

Cookie dough

Wafer

Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+89.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42.9%
Contains more IronIron	+87.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+320.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.9%

~equal in Calcium ~31mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.696mg

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.

Cookie dough

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more FolateFolate	+34.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.381mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.11mg	0.463mg	39%
Iron	2.14mg	4.01mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	4.865g	14%
Sodium	294mg	580mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	4.153g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.266mg	9%
Fats	18.9g	14.2g	7%
Cholesterol	24mg	2mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	2.858mg	6%
Magnesium	28mg	53mg	6%
Selenium	9.1µg	5.7µg	6%
Carbs	59.1g	72.7g	5%
Vitamin E		0.72mg	5%
Zinc	0.64mg	1.09mg	4%
Phosphorus	104mg	132mg	4%
Fiber	2.5g	3.4g	4%
Folate	35µg	47µg	3%
Manganese	0.765mg	0.696mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.203mg	3%
Caffeine		10mg	3%
Choline		14.3mg	3%
Saturated fat	4.751g	4.241g	2%
Potassium	147mg	210mg	2%
Protein	5.4g	6.6g	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.09µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.051mg	1%
Calories	424kcal	433kcal	0%
Net carbs	56.6g	69.3g	N/A
Calcium	31mg	31mg	0%
Sugar		37.43g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.381mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A