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Grapefruit vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and wafer different?

  • Grapefruit is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, wafer is richer in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for wafer is 49% higher.
  • Grapefruit has less saturated fat.
  • Grapefruit has a lower glycemic index (25) than wafer (61).

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +488.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +4912.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1346.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3063.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5600%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +453.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +372.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +758.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1301%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +261.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.051mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.08mg 4.01mg 49%
Copper 0.032mg 0.463mg 48%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.696mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 4.153g 27%
Sodium 0mg 580mg 25%
Fats 0.14g 14.2g 22%
Carbs 10.66g 72.7g 21%
Calories 42kcal 433kcal 20%
Saturated fat 0.021g 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.266mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 2.858mg 17%
Phosphorus 18mg 132mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.203mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 4.865g 12%
Protein 0.77g 6.6g 12%
Selenium 0.1µg 5.7µg 10%
Magnesium 9mg 53mg 10%
Folate 13µg 47µg 9%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.09mg 9%
Fiber 1.6g 3.4g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 3µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.72mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 135mg 210mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.381mg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Choline 7.7mg 14.3mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 31mg 1%
Net carbs 9.06g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.051mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 WaterWater +1856.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +757.1%
Contains more FatsFats +10042.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +582%
Contains more OtherOther +440.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24225%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11436.1%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.