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Potato flour vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato flour and wafer

  • Potato flour has more vitamin B6, potassium, and fiber; however, wafer is richer in iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Potato flour covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 55% more than wafer.
  • Wafer has 5 times less potassium than potato flour. Potato flour has 1001mg of potassium, while wafer has 210mg.
  • Potato flour contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato flour 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 46% 20% 88% 52% 66% 15% 72% 7.2% 41% 6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +22.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +376.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more IronIron +190.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +135%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +418.2%

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 13% 0% 5% 0% 57% 12% 66% 28% 177% 0% 0% 19% 22%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1407.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +421.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +88%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato flour Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.769mg 0.051mg 55%
Iron 1.38mg 4.01mg 33%
Copper 0.197mg 0.463mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.15g 4.153g 27%
Potassium 1001mg 210mg 23%
Sodium 55mg 580mg 23%
Fats 0.34g 14.2g 21%
Saturated fat 0.09g 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.051mg 0.266mg 17%
Manganese 0.313mg 0.696mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 4.865g 12%
Fiber 5.9g 3.4g 10%
Selenium 1.1µg 5.7µg 8%
Folate 25µg 47µg 6%
Choline 39.5mg 14.3mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.09mg 5%
Phosphorus 168mg 132mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B3 3.507mg 2.858mg 4%
Calories 357kcal 433kcal 4%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 65mg 31mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Carbs 83.1g 72.7g 3%
Magnesium 65mg 53mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.72mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.228mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.474mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Protein 6.9g 6.6g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 77.2g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 3.52g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.115mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.28mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.299mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.425mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.316mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 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
7% 83% 7% 3%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 83.1 g
Water: 6.52 g
Other: 3.14 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 CarbsCarbs +14.3%
Contains more WaterWater +44.9%
Contains more OtherOther +57%
Contains more FatsFats +4076.5%
~equal in Protein ~6.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 3% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 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 -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60712.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2668.7%

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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. Potato flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168446/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.