Wafer vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and gingerbread

Wafer has more copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, gingerbread is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 30% more than gingerbread.
Wafer has 2 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. While wafer has 132mg of phosphorus, gingerbread has only 54mg.
Gingerbread has less sodium.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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

Gingerbread

Contains more IronIron	+39.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+137.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+179.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+186%

~equal in Manganese ~0.683mg

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

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+272.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.375mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.463mg	0.195mg	30%
Selenium	5.7µg	16.3µg	19%
Iron	4.01mg	2.88mg	14%
Fiber	3.4g		14%
Sodium	580mg	327mg	11%
Phosphorus	132mg	54mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.19mg	11%
Cholesterol	2mg	32mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.162mg	8%
Carbs	72.7g	49.2g	8%
Potassium	210mg	439mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	1.738mg	7%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.39mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	7.124g	6%
Vitamin E	0.72mg		5%
Protein	6.6g	3.9g	5%
Folate	47µg	33µg	4%
Calories	433kcal	356kcal	4%
Calcium	31mg	71mg	4%
Magnesium	53mg	70mg	4%
Fats	14.2g	16.4g	3%
Caffeine	10mg		3%
Choline	14.3mg		3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.683mg	1%
Saturated fat	4.241g	4.122g	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	14µg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.06µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	69.3g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	37.43g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	0.375mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	4.216g	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.22mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.003g	N/A