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Wafer vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and angel food cake

  • Wafer has more iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, magnesium, and zinc; however, angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for iron, 44% more than angel food cake.
  • Wafer has 35 times more saturated fat than angel food cake. While wafer has 4.241g of saturated fat, angel food cake has only 0.121g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared.

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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.
Wafer
7
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +341.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.8%
Contains more IronIron +671.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +493.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1457.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +718.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +351.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.1%

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.
Wafer
10
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +99%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Angel food cake DV% diff.
Iron 4.01mg 0.52mg 44%
Copper 0.463mg 0.078mg 43%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.085mg 27%
Phosphorus 132mg 324mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.367g 25%
Fats 14.2g 0.8g 21%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.121g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.491mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.883mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.071g 12%
Calcium 31mg 140mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 12mg 10%
Calories 433kcal 258kcal 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.07mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 1.5g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.102mg 8%
Sodium 580mg 749mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Carbs 72.7g 57.8g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.198mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Folate 47µg 35µg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 93mg 3%
Selenium 5.7µg 7.3µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.031mg 2%
Protein 6.6g 5.9g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.06µg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 56.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.248mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.312mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.481mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.364mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.334mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.354mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.131mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
3
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1675%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.8%
Contains more WaterWater +637.8%
Contains more OtherOther +15%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6752.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1031.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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