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Wafer vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wafer and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar contains less copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and fiber than wafer.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 46% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Sugars, brown.

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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
8
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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +488.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.9%
Contains more IronIron +464.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +885.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +987.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +167.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%

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.
Wafer
11
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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2498.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +188.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4600%
Contains more CholineCholine +521.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Brown sugar DV% diff.
Copper 0.463mg 0.047mg 46%
Iron 4.01mg 0.71mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0g 28%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.064mg 27%
Sodium 580mg 28mg 24%
Fats 14.2g 0g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0g 19%
Phosphorus 132mg 4mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.11mg 17%
Fiber 3.4g 0g 14%
Protein 6.6g 0.12g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0g 12%
Folate 47µg 1µg 12%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.03mg 10%
Magnesium 53mg 9mg 10%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.2µg 8%
Carbs 72.7g 98.09g 8%
Calcium 31mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Calories 433kcal 380kcal 3%
Choline 14.3mg 2.3mg 2%
Potassium 210mg 133mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.041mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +235.8%
Contains more OtherOther +344.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.9%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.