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Wafer vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and nori

  • Wafer has more iron, copper, and fiber; however, nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than wafer.
  • Wafer has 70 times more saturated fat than nori. While wafer has 4.241g of saturated fat, nori has only 0.061g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Seaweed, laver, raw.

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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%
Nori
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2550%
Contains more IronIron +122.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +714.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42%
~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +210.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Vitamin A 3µg 260µg 29%
Iron 4.01mg 1.8mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.11g 27%
Folate 47µg 146µg 25%
Carbs 72.7g 5.11g 23%
Sodium 580mg 48mg 23%
Copper 0.463mg 0.264mg 22%
Fats 14.2g 0.28g 21%
Calories 433kcal 35kcal 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.061g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.446mg 14%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.988mg 13%
Fiber 3.4g 0.3g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.025g 12%
Magnesium 53mg 2mg 12%
Phosphorus 132mg 58mg 11%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.7µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.098mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.159mg 8%
Potassium 210mg 356mg 4%
Calcium 31mg 70mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.521mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 1mg 2%
Protein 6.6g 5.81g 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Choline 14.3mg 10.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 4µg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0.49g N/A
Zinc 1.09mg 1.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.08g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g 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
Nori
2
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1322.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1789.6%
Contains more OtherOther +88.5%

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
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3675.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients

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

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