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Wafer vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wafer and fruitcake?

  • Wafer is richer than fruitcake in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 46% more.
  • Wafer has 6 times more sodium than fruitcake. While wafer has 580mg of sodium, fruitcake has only 101mg.

We used Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.
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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.3%
Contains more IronIron +93.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +826%
Contains more ZincZinc +303.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +216.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.6%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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
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% 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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +60%
Contains more FolateFolate +135%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Fruitcake DV% diff.
Copper 0.463mg 0.05mg 46%
Iron 4.01mg 2.07mg 24%
Sodium 580mg 101mg 21%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.22mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.241g 1.048g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.099mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.791mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.05mg 13%
Phosphorus 132mg 52mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 16mg 9%
Fats 14.2g 9.1g 8%
Folate 47µg 20µg 7%
Protein 6.6g 2.9g 7%
Selenium 5.7µg 2µg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.27mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 3.323g 6%
Calories 433kcal 324kcal 5%
Carbs 72.7g 61.6g 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.226mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.01µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 4.2g 2%
Potassium 210mg 153mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 3.4g 3.7g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.5µg 1%
Choline 14.3mg 8.9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 57.9g N/A
Calcium 31mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.046mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
4
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.6%
Contains more FatsFats +56%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
Contains more WaterWater +462.2%

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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.3%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.