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Wafer vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and ice cream

  • Wafer has more iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, ice cream has more vitamin B12.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for iron is 49% more.
  • Wafer has 87 times more manganese than ice cream. Wafer has 0.696mg of manganese, while ice cream has 0.008mg.
  • Ice cream is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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
7
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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.6%
Contains more IronIron +4355.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1913%
Contains more ZincZinc +58%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
~equal in Potassium ~199mg

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
5
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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2363.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +840%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.8%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Ice cream DV% diff.
Copper 0.463mg 0.023mg 49%
Iron 4.01mg 0.09mg 49%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.008mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.452g 25%
Sodium 580mg 80mg 22%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.116mg 17%
Carbs 72.7g 23.6g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.041mg 14%
Cholesterol 2mg 44mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.39µg 13%
Vitamin A 3µg 118µg 13%
Saturated fat 4.241g 6.79g 12%
Folate 47µg 5µg 11%
Calories 433kcal 207kcal 11%
Fiber 3.4g 0.7g 11%
Calcium 31mg 128mg 10%
Magnesium 53mg 14mg 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.8µg 7%
Protein 6.6g 3.5g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 2.969g 5%
Fats 14.2g 11g 5%
Phosphorus 132mg 105mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.581mg 4%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Choline 14.3mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 22.9g N/A
Potassium 210mg 199mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g 21.22g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.048mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g 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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.6%
Contains more FatsFats +29.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +208.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1255.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
3
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +818.8%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.