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Wafer vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wafer and muffin

  • Wafer has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B3, while muffin has more vitamin K and choline.
  • Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 45% higher.
  • Muffin contains 5 times less magnesium than wafer. Wafer contains 53mg of magnesium, while muffin contains 10mg.
  • The amount of sodium in muffin is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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
6
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%
Muffin
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.6%
Contains more IronIron +208.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +194.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.9%

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
4
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%
Muffin
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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +126.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +546.9%
~equal in Folate ~48µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Muffin DV% diff.
Copper 0.463mg 0.06mg 45%
Iron 4.01mg 1.3mg 34%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 39.2µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 8.103g 26%
Choline 14.3mg 92.5mg 14%
Sodium 580mg 336mg 11%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.449mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 1.418mg 9%
Cholesterol 2mg 30mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 1.1g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.163mg 8%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.37mg 7%
Starch 16.31g 7%
Carbs 72.7g 53g 7%
Saturated fat 4.241g 2.844g 6%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 1.63mg 6%
Selenium 5.7µg 8.2µg 5%
Protein 6.6g 4.49g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.16µg 3%
Potassium 210mg 121mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.168mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Fats 14.2g 16.07g 3%
Calories 433kcal 375kcal 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 21µg 2%
Phosphorus 132mg 146mg 2%
Fructose 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 31mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 51.9g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 31.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Folate 47µg 48µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 4.822g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.421mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.199mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.257mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.911g 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
Muffin
2
4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.2%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%
Contains more FatsFats +13.2%
Contains more WaterWater +454.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
1
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Muffin
2
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.822g

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/nutrients

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

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