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Pâté vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pâté and wafer

  • Pâté has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, wafer has more manganese.
  • Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 130% more.
  • Pâté has 330 times more vitamin A than wafer. Pâté has 3300IU of vitamin A, while wafer has 10IU.
  • Wafer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index than pâté.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pate, liver, not specified, canned 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.
Pâté
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
Wafer
5
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 +125.8%
Contains more IronIron +37.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +629.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +307.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +480%

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.
Pâté
8
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 6.7% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 0%
Wafer
4
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 +32933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3455.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +576.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pâté Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.2µg 0.09µg 130%
Vitamin A 991µg 3µg 110%
Cholesterol 255mg 2mg 84%
Selenium 41.6µg 5.7µg 65%
Vitamin B2 0.6mg 0.266mg 26%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.696mg 25%
Carbs 1.5g 72.7g 24%
Saturated fat 9.57g 4.241g 24%
Fats 28g 14.2g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 12.36g 4.865g 19%
Iron 5.5mg 4.01mg 19%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.381mg 16%
Zinc 2.85mg 1.09mg 16%
Protein 14.2g 6.6g 15%
Fiber 0g 3.4g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.203mg 14%
Magnesium 13mg 53mg 10%
Phosphorus 200mg 132mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.16g 4.153g 7%
Copper 0.4mg 0.463mg 7%
Calories 319kcal 433kcal 6%
Sodium 697mg 580mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 31mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 2.858mg 3%
Folate 60µg 47µg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 138mg 210mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.051mg 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.157mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.568mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.554mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 1.05mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.838mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.582mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.768mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 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
Pâté
4
14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Wafer
1
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 ProteinProtein +115.2%
Contains more FatsFats +97.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1097.8%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4746.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pâté
1
38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 g
Wafer
2
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%

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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. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/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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