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Wafer vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wafer and crab different?

  • Wafer is richer in iron, manganese, and vitamin B1, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 135% more than wafer.
  • Wafer contains 21 times more saturated fat than crab. Wafer contains 4.241g of saturated fat, while crab contains 0.201g.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than crab (0).

Cookies, chocolate wafers and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used 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.
Wafer
3
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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.2%
Contains more IronIron +702%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +840.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +249.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +652.6%
~equal in Sodium ~563mg

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
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%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +782.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3600%
Contains more CholineCholine +465.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.747mg
~equal in Folate ~51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 3.33µg 135%
Selenium 5.7µg 42.9µg 68%
Iron 4.01mg 0.5mg 44%
Copper 0.463mg 0.814mg 39%
Cholesterol 2mg 97mg 32%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.074mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.258g 26%
Zinc 1.09mg 3.81mg 25%
Carbs 72.7g 0g 24%
Protein 6.6g 17.88g 23%
Fats 14.2g 0.74g 21%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.201g 18%
Calories 433kcal 83kcal 18%
Phosphorus 132mg 234mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.023mg 15%
Fiber 3.4g 0g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.093mg 13%
Choline 14.3mg 80.9mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.129g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.997mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.156mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 1.84mg 7%
Calcium 31mg 91mg 6%
Magnesium 53mg 36mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Sodium 580mg 563mg 1%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 2.747mg 1%
Potassium 210mg 259mg 1%
Folate 47µg 51µg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 0g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
Crab
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +1818.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +18.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +170.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1670.9%

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
Crab
1
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3671.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1509.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.