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Wafer vs. Semolina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and semolina

  • Wafer has more iron, copper, vitamin B2, and folate; however, semolina is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for iron, 41% more than semolina.
  • Wafer has 290 times more sodium than semolina. While wafer has 580mg of sodium, semolina has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry.

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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 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains more IronIron +441.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +249.1%
~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

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 0% 0% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +432%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +487.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +786.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Semolina DV% diff.
Iron 4.01mg 0.74mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.452mg 31%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Selenium 5.7µg 19.9µg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.322g 26%
Sodium 580mg 2mg 25%
Fats 14.2g 1.03g 20%
Copper 0.463mg 0.284mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.294g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.05mg 17%
Manganese 0.696mg 1.035mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 5.048mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.258g 12%
Folate 47µg 8µg 10%
Fiber 3.4g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.672mg 6%
Magnesium 53mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 31mg 71mg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Calories 433kcal 374kcal 3%
Phosphorus 132mg 153mg 3%
Carbs 72.7g 80.89g 3%
Protein 6.6g 7.51g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.224mg 2%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.02mg 1%
Potassium 210mg 174mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 79.09g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0.33g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.339mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.398mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.47mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.185mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 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
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +1278.6%
Contains more OtherOther +181.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
Contains more WaterWater +119.1%

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
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1785.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1189.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%

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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. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/nutrients

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

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