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Wafer vs. Ladyfingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and ladyfingers

  • Wafer has more copper, manganese, and magnesium; however, ladyfingers have more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, choline, and vitamin B2.
  • Ladyfingers' daily need coverage for cholesterol is 73% more.
  • Wafer has 5 times more copper than ladyfingers. Wafer has 0.463mg of copper, while ladyfingers have 0.095mg.
  • Ladyfingers are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cookies, ladyfingers, with lemon juice and rind.

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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
5
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 8.6% 14% 10% 134% 32% 31% 74% 19% 31% 115%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +341.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.8%
Contains more IronIron +12%
Contains more CopperCopper +387.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +270.2%
~equal in Zinc ~1.14mg

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
3
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 12% 1% 13% 9% 71% 99% 39% 67% 28% 94% 0.5% 45% 50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +543.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Ladyfingers DV% diff.
Cholesterol 2mg 221mg 73%
Copper 0.463mg 0.095mg 41%
Selenium 5.7µg 21.1µg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.75µg 28%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.24mg 20%
Sodium 580mg 147mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 1.422g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 1.116mg 15%
Choline 14.3mg 92mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.428mg 12%
Fiber 3.4g 1g 10%
Magnesium 53mg 12mg 10%
Fats 14.2g 9.1g 8%
Protein 6.6g 10.6g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.284mg 7%
Phosphorus 132mg 173mg 6%
Saturated fat 4.241g 3.069g 5%
Iron 4.01mg 3.58mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 2.104mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.122mg 5%
Carbs 72.7g 59.7g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.7mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 3.754g 3%
Folate 47µg 60µg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Calories 433kcal 365kcal 3%
Potassium 210mg 113mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.2µg 2%
Calcium 31mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.63mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 58.7g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 25.39g N/A
Zinc 1.09mg 1.14mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.133mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.467mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.516mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.268mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.511mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.579mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.248mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.036g 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
11% 9% 60% 20%
Protein: 10.6 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 59.7 g
Water: 19.5 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +56%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.8%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.6%
Contains more WaterWater +333.3%

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
37% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.754 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.422 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +192.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.6%

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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. Ladyfingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174959/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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