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Wafer vs. Molasses — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wafer and molasses

  • Wafer has more vitamin B2 and phosphorus, while molasses have more vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, manganese, selenium, and calcium.
  • Molasses' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 48% higher.
  • Molasses contain 236 times less saturated fat than wafer. Wafer contains 4.241g of saturated fat, while molasses contain 0.018g.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Molasses.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
Contains more ZincZinc +275.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +325.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +356.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +561.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +597.1%
Contains more IronIron +17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.487mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1213.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Molasses DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.67mg 48%
Magnesium 53mg 242mg 45%
Potassium 210mg 1464mg 37%
Manganese 0.696mg 1.53mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.05g 27%
Sodium 580mg 37mg 24%
Fats 14.2g 0.1g 22%
Selenium 5.7µg 17.8µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.002mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.018g 19%
Calcium 31mg 205mg 17%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Phosphorus 132mg 31mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.041mg 14%
Fiber 3.4g 0g 14%
Protein 6.6g 0g 13%
Folate 47µg 0µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.032g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.93mg 12%
Iron 4.01mg 4.72mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.804mg 8%
Calories 433kcal 290kcal 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.29mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.463mg 0.487mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 72.7g 74.73g 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 74.73g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 74.72g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 14.3mg 13.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 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
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +14100%
Contains more WaterWater +386%
Contains more OtherOther +65%
~equal in Carbs ~74.73g

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15103.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8206%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients

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

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