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Ice cream vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ice cream and wafer

  • Ice cream has more vitamin B12; however, wafer has more iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 49% more.
  • Ice cream has 22 times more cholesterol than wafer. Ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol, while wafer has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ice creams, vanilla 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
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 more CalciumCalcium +312.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.6%
Contains more IronIron +4355.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1913%
Contains more ZincZinc +58%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
~equal in Potassium ~210mg

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
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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 +3833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2363.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +840%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.051mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Wafer DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.463mg 49%
Iron 0.09mg 4.01mg 49%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.696mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 4.153g 25%
Sodium 80mg 580mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 2.858mg 17%
Carbs 23.6g 72.7g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.203mg 14%
Cholesterol 44mg 2mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0.09µg 13%
Vitamin A 118µg 3µg 13%
Saturated fat 6.79g 4.241g 12%
Folate 5µg 47µg 11%
Calories 207kcal 433kcal 11%
Fiber 0.7g 3.4g 11%
Calcium 128mg 31mg 10%
Magnesium 14mg 53mg 9%
Selenium 1.8µg 5.7µg 7%
Protein 3.5g 6.6g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 4.865g 5%
Fats 11g 14.2g 5%
Phosphorus 105mg 132mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.381mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.09mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.72mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.266mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.4µg 2%
Choline 26mg 14.3mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 69.3g N/A
Potassium 199mg 210mg 0%
Sugar 21.22g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.051mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 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 +1255.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.6%
Contains more FatsFats +29.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +208.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 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 -37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +818.8%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.

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