Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Baked Products
  4. Wafer
  5. Compare
  6. Wafer vs. Puff pastry

Wafer vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are wafer and puff pastry different?

  • Wafer is richer in copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5, while puff pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin K, and vitamin B1.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 39% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry is lower in sodium.

Cookies, chocolate wafers and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked types were used in this article.

Infographic

Wafer vs Puff pastry infographic
Infographic link

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
Wafer
8
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 11% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +231.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.7%
Contains more IronIron +54.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +329.8%

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
Wafer
5
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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35%
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 0% 0% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +579.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +17%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.258mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 22.228g 121%
Copper 0.463mg 0.115mg 39%
Fats 14.2g 38.5g 37%
Selenium 5.7µg 24.5µg 34%
Iron 4.01mg 2.6mg 18%
Sodium 580mg 253mg 14%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 16.3µg 12%
Phosphorus 132mg 60mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.323mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 8.828g 10%
Carbs 72.7g 45.7g 9%
Magnesium 53mg 16mg 9%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.495mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 1.5g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0mg 8%
Calories 433kcal 558kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 3.8mg 6%
Saturated fat 4.241g 5.502g 6%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.54mg 5%
Potassium 210mg 62mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Protein 6.6g 7.4g 2%
Calcium 31mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.019mg 2%
Folate 47µg 55µg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.55mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.258mg 1%
Choline 14.3mg 6.2mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0.75g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.158mg 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
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
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.1%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more FatsFats +171.1%
Contains more WaterWater +64.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
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
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +435.2%

People also compare

Wafer
Wafer vs Fortune cookie
Fortune cookie
Wafer
Wafer vs Graham cracker
Graham cracker
Wafer
Wafer vs Cookie dough
Cookie dough
Puff pastry
Puff pastry vs Matzo
Matzo
Puff pastry
Puff pastry vs Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup)
Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup)
Puff pastry
Puff pastry vs Crackers
Crackers

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. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.