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Wafer vs. Praline — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and praline

  • Wafer has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and selenium; however, praline is higher in manganese and zinc.
  • Praline covers your daily need for manganese, 43% more than wafer.
  • Wafer has 12 times more sodium than praline. While wafer has 580mg of sodium, praline has only 48mg.
  • The glycemic index of wafer is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Candies, praline, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 35% 13% 19% 48% 165% 46% 45% 6.3% 219% 9.8%
Contains more IronIron +210.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~49mg
~equal in Potassium ~217mg
~equal in Copper ~0.494mg

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 1% 0.33% 10% 0% 51% 12% 7.8% 20% 18% 0% 3.3% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +401.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +588.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +683.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.203mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Praline DV% diff.
Manganese 0.696mg 1.682mg 43%
Iron 4.01mg 1.29mg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 14.683g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 7.778g 24%
Sodium 580mg 48mg 23%
Fats 14.2g 25.9g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.053mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.415mg 15%
Folate 47µg 6µg 10%
Saturated fat 4.241g 2.224g 9%
Protein 6.6g 3.3g 7%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.8µg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.67mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 72.7g 59.59g 4%
Phosphorus 132mg 104mg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Calories 433kcal 485kcal 3%
Copper 0.463mg 0.494mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.077mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 31mg 43mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.332mg 1%
Magnesium 53mg 49mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 69.3g 56.09g N/A
Potassium 210mg 217mg 0%
Sugar 37.43g 55.79g N/A
Fiber 3.4g 3.5g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.203mg 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
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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
3% 26% 60% 10%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 25.9 g
Carbs: 59.59 g
Water: 10.36 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22%
Contains more OtherOther +135.3%
Contains more FatsFats +82.4%
Contains more WaterWater +130.2%

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
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.224 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.683 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.778 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +201.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.3%

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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. Praline - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168791/nutrients

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

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