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Wafer vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and mussels

  • Wafer has more copper; however, mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin C, and zinc.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 996% more.
  • Wafer has 5 times more saturated fat than mussels. Wafer has 4.241g of saturated fat, while mussels has 0.85g.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index than mussels.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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
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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +210.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.6%
Contains more IronIron +67.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +145%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +877%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1471.9%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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%
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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +26566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +61.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 24µg 996%
Manganese 0.696mg 6.8mg 265%
Selenium 5.7µg 89.6µg 153%
Copper 0.463mg 0.149mg 35%
Protein 6.6g 23.8g 34%
Iron 4.01mg 6.72mg 34%
Phosphorus 132mg 285mg 22%
Carbs 72.7g 7.39g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 1.212g 20%
Cholesterol 2mg 56mg 18%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.85g 15%
Fats 14.2g 4.48g 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.6mg 15%
Fiber 3.4g 0g 14%
Zinc 1.09mg 2.67mg 14%
Calories 433kcal 172kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.42mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.95mg 11%
Vitamin A 3µg 91µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 1.014g 10%
Sodium 580mg 369mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.3mg 8%
Folate 47µg 76µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Magnesium 53mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.1mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 268mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 7.39g N/A
Calcium 31mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +217%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +883.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +260.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1258.9%
Contains more OtherOther +59%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients

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

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