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Spätzle vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spätzle and wafer?

  • Spätzle is higher in selenium, yet wafer is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 43% more.
  • Spätzle has 4 times more selenium than wafer. While spätzle has 23.9µg of selenium, wafer has only 5.7µg.
  • The amount of sodium in spätzle is lower.

We used Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
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 -71.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +319.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +152.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +452.6%
Contains more IronIron +568.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +372.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121%

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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 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 AVitamin A +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +79.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +323.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +576.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +571.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.09µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spätzle Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.6mg 4.01mg 43%
Copper 0.098mg 0.463mg 41%
Selenium 23.9µg 5.7µg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4.153g 24%
Fats 2.07g 14.2g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.266mg 19%
Sodium 165mg 580mg 18%
Saturated fat 0.419g 4.241g 17%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.696mg 17%
Carbs 25.16g 72.7g 16%
Calories 138kcal 433kcal 15%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.858mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.203mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 4.865g 11%
Folate 7µg 47µg 10%
Fiber 1.2g 3.4g 9%
Cholesterol 29mg 2mg 9%
Magnesium 21mg 53mg 8%
Phosphorus 76mg 132mg 8%
Potassium 38mg 210mg 5%
Zinc 0.65mg 1.09mg 4%
Protein 4.54g 6.6g 4%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.72mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Calcium 12mg 31mg 2%
Choline 25.7mg 14.3mg 2%
Net carbs 23.96g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.051mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.09µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +1405.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.4%
Contains more FatsFats +586%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189%
Contains more OtherOther +300%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 -90.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +737.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +652.4%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.