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Wafer vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and wheat Bread

  • Wafer has more copper; however, wheat Bread has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, calcium, folate, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 50% more.
  • Wafer has 4 times more saturated fat than wheat Bread. Wafer has 4.241g of saturated fat, while wheat Bread has 0.989g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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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
1
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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +432.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +486%
~equal in Potassium ~223mg
~equal in Iron ~4.09mg
~equal in Sodium ~601mg

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
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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%
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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +137.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +83%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Selenium 5.7µg 33.4µg 50%
Manganese 0.696mg 1.377mg 30%
Copper 0.463mg 0.198mg 29%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 6.25mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.439mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 1.72g 16%
Fats 14.2g 4.27g 15%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.989g 15%
Calcium 31mg 165mg 13%
Protein 6.6g 12.96g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 1.019g 10%
Folate 47µg 86µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.382mg 9%
Phosphorus 132mg 188mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.153mg 8%
Calories 433kcal 313kcal 6%
Carbs 72.7g 55.77g 6%
Fiber 3.4g 4.7g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.24mg 3%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.47mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 5.7µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.456mg 2%
Sodium 580mg 601mg 1%
Iron 4.01mg 4.09mg 1%
Magnesium 53mg 59mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Choline 14.3mg 22.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 69.3g 51.07g N/A
Potassium 210mg 223mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g 6.42g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
2
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +232.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.4%
Contains more WaterWater +438.4%
Contains more OtherOther +38.5%

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
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +377.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.7%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients
  2. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.