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Wafer vs. Miso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wafer and miso different?

  • Wafer is higher in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, miso is richer in vitamin K, zinc, vitamin B6, choline, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for miso is 137% higher.
  • Wafer contains 4 times more saturated fat than miso. While wafer contains 4.241g of saturated fat, miso contains only 1.025g.

Cookies, chocolate wafers and Miso are the varieties 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
2
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%
Miso
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Contains more IronIron +61%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~48mg
~equal in Potassium ~210mg
~equal in Copper ~0.42mg

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
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Miso
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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 0% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1120.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +404.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Miso DV% diff.
Sodium 580mg 3728mg 137%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 29.3µg 22%
Iron 4.01mg 2.49mg 19%
Carbs 72.7g 25.37g 16%
Saturated fat 4.241g 1.025g 15%
Fats 14.2g 6.01g 13%
Zinc 1.09mg 2.56mg 13%
Calories 433kcal 198kcal 12%
Protein 6.6g 12.79g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.906mg 12%
Choline 14.3mg 72.2mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.199mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 1.118g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.098mg 9%
Fructose 6g 8%
Fiber 3.4g 5.4g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 2.884g 8%
Folate 47µg 19µg 7%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.859mg 7%
Copper 0.463mg 0.42mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.01mg 5%
Phosphorus 132mg 159mg 4%
Calcium 31mg 57mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.233mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 5.7µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.337mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 53mg 48mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 19.97g N/A
Potassium 210mg 210mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.08µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.479mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.508mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.82mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.478mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.486mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.243mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
2
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Miso
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13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +186.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.8%
Contains more WaterWater +856%
Contains more OtherOther +540.5%

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
Miso
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20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +335.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.8%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/nutrients

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

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