Dough vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dough and wafer?

Dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while wafer is higher in copper and manganese.
Dough's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 42% higher.
Wafer has 5 times less selenium than dough. Dough has 28.6µg of selenium, while wafer has 5.7µg.
Dough is lower in saturated fat.

We used Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Cookies, chocolate wafers types in this comparison.

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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.

Dough

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+401.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.6%

~equal in Iron ~4.01mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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.

Dough

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+249.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+161.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+242.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+78.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	28.6µg	5.7µg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.203mg	42%
Copper	0.152mg	0.463mg	35%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	4.153g	22%
Folate	123µg	47µg	19%
Fats	2.42g	14.2g	18%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Saturated fat	0.529g	4.241g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.266mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.858mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	4.865g	11%
Calories	272kcal	433kcal	8%
Protein	10.75g	6.6g	8%
Carbs	51.88g	72.7g	7%
Fiber	2.2g	3.4g	5%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.696mg	5%
Magnesium	32mg	53mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.051mg	4%
Phosphorus	105mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.72mg	3%
Potassium	117mg	210mg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Calcium	52mg	31mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.381mg	1%
Iron	3.91mg	4.01mg	1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Sodium	602mg	580mg	1%
Choline	8mg	14.3mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	2.4µg	1%
Net carbs	49.68g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g	37.43g	N/A
Zinc	1.04mg	1.09mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.096mg	0%
Threonine		0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.261mg	0%
Leucine		0.447mg	0%
Lysine		0.281mg	0%
Methionine		0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.308mg	0%
Valine		0.323mg	0%
Histidine		0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A