Icing vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between icing and wafer?
- Wafer is richer than icing in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, and selenium.
- Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 51% more.
We used Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Cookies, chocolate wafers types 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -68.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +5200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +933.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +517.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2406.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1457.1% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +633.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| 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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +112.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +13.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +441.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1930% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1199.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +592.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +487.5% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +521.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.463mg | 51% |
| Iron | 0.16mg | 4.01mg | 48% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.696mg | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 4.153g | 25% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 580mg | 17% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 2.858mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.203mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 132mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 0g | 3.4g | 14% |
| Protein | 0g | 6.6g | 13% |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 53mg | 12% |
| Folate | 8µg | 47µg | 10% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 5.7µg | 10% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 1.09mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 13µg | 2.4µg | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 0.381mg | 7% |
| Saturated fat | 2.974g | 4.241g | 6% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 210mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 0.72mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.051mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.09µg | 4% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 31mg | 3% |
| Caffeine | 0mg | 10mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 0.266mg | 3% |
| Fats | 16.23g | 14.2g | 3% |
| Choline | 2.3mg | 14.3mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 67.89g | 72.7g | 2% |
| Calories | 418kcal | 433kcal | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 2mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 67.89g | 69.3g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.1g | 37.43g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 4.865g | 0% |
| 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 |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +14.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +234.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +146.9% |
~equal in
Carbs
~72.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -29.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +91.5% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~4.865g
