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Wafer vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and seaweed

  • Wafer has more copper, manganese, vitamin B3, and iron; however, seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 53% more.
  • Wafer has 17 times more saturated fat than seaweed. Wafer has 4.241g of saturated fat, while seaweed has 0.247g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Seaweed, kelp, 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136%
Contains more IronIron +40.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +214.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +248%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +714.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +441.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.8%

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
6
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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +508.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2450%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2650%
Contains more FolateFolate +283%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.4µg 66µg 53%
Copper 0.463mg 0.13mg 37%
Folate 47µg 180µg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.047g 27%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.2mg 22%
Fats 14.2g 0.56g 21%
Carbs 72.7g 9.57g 21%
Calories 433kcal 43kcal 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.247g 18%
Magnesium 53mg 121mg 16%
Iron 4.01mg 2.85mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.47mg 15%
Sodium 580mg 233mg 15%
Calcium 31mg 168mg 14%
Phosphorus 132mg 42mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.05mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.098g 12%
Protein 6.6g 1.68g 10%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.7µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.15mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 1.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.642mg 5%
Potassium 210mg 89mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.002mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.87mg 1%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.23mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0.6g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 6µg 0%
Choline 14.3mg 12.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.004g 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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2435.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +659.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1712.9%
Contains more OtherOther +230.5%

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4864.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8736.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.