Fast food vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fast food and wafer

Fast food is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B6, yet wafer is richer in copper, manganese, and iron.
Daily need coverage for copper for wafer is 38% higher.
Fast food contains 17 times more cholesterol than wafer. Fast food contains 33mg of cholesterol, while wafer contains 2mg.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Fast food

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+256.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+96.3%
Contains more IronIron	+31%
Contains more CopperCopper	+282.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95%

~equal in Potassium ~210mg

~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.

Fast food

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+315.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+888.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+104.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+140.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+89.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.121mg	0.463mg	38%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	0.09µg	33%
Selenium	20.3µg	5.7µg	27%
Protein	16.52g	6.6g	20%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	2.858mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	4.153g	16%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.696mg	15%
Carbs	31.5g	72.7g	14%
Zinc	2.52mg	1.09mg	13%
Iron	3.06mg	4.01mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.051mg	12%
Sodium	331mg	580mg	11%
Cholesterol	33mg	2mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.203mg	10%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Folate	80µg	47µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.266mg	7%
Calories	297kcal	433kcal	7%
Fiber	1.7g	3.4g	7%
Magnesium	27mg	53mg	6%
Choline	34.4mg	14.3mg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Fats	12.01g	14.2g	3%
Calcium	62mg	31mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.381mg	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Vitamin K	4.9µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.72mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.493g	4.241g	1%
Vitamin A	9µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	69.3g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Potassium	197mg	210mg	0%
Sugar	4.88g	37.43g	N/A
Phosphorus	134mg	132mg	0%
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	4.865g	0%
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A