Dinner rolls vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dinner rolls and waffle different?

Dinner rolls are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, folate, and copper; however, waffle is richer in selenium, phosphorus, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for selenium for waffle is 35% higher.
Dinner rolls contain 3 times more vitamin B3 than waffle. While dinner rolls contain 5.367mg of vitamin B3, waffle contains only 2.073mg.
Dinner rolls have less cholesterol.
Dinner rolls have a lower glycemic index (62) than waffle (76).

Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Dinner rolls

Waffle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more IronIron	+61%
Contains more CopperCopper	+117.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+119.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+43.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.4%

~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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.

Dinner rolls

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+158.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+119.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+92.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.347mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	26.8µg	46.2µg	35%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.509g	6.785g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.526mg	0.263mg	22%
Cholesterol	4mg	69mg	22%
Vitamin B3	5.367mg	2.073mg	21%
Iron	3.72mg	2.31mg	18%
Folate	101µg	46µg	14%
Manganese	0.582mg	0.265mg	14%
Fats	6.47g	14.1g	12%
Phosphorus	122mg	190mg	10%
Vitamin K	10.6µg		9%
Copper	0.135mg	0.062mg	8%
Calcium	178mg	255mg	8%
Fiber	2g		8%
Saturated fat	1.375g	2.866g	7%
Vitamin A	1µg	65µg	7%
Protein	10.86g	7.9g	6%
Carbs	52.04g	32.9g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.25µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.881g	3.521g	4%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.68mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.056mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Sodium	467mg	511mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	19mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.374mg	0.347mg	2%
Calories	310kcal	291kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.485mg	1%
Potassium	139mg	159mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	50.04g	32.9g	N/A
Sugar	5.55g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.286mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.729mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.506mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.401mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.222mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.224g		N/A