Wafer vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wafer and shortcake

Wafer has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, carbs, and zinc; however, shortcake is higher in selenium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
Wafer covers your daily need for copper 43% more than shortcake.
Wafer has 3 times more magnesium than shortcake. While wafer has 53mg of magnesium, shortcake has only 16mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wafer

Shortcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.1%
Contains more IronIron	+57.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+509.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+561.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~143mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wafer

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.272mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.573mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.463mg	0.076mg	43%
Selenium	5.7µg	17µg	21%
Iron	4.01mg	2.54mg	18%
Calcium	31mg	205mg	17%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.33mg	16%
Fiber	3.4g		14%
Magnesium	53mg	16mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	0.311mg	9%
Carbs	72.7g	48.5g	8%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.48mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.72mg		5%
Calories	433kcal	346kcal	4%
Potassium	210mg	106mg	3%
Sodium	580mg	506mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	0.248mg	3%
Choline	14.3mg		3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	6.045g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	3.632g	3%
Caffeine	10mg		3%
Phosphorus	132mg	143mg	2%
Vitamin A	3µg	18µg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	2.573mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Folate	47µg	53µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.241g	3.772g	2%
Protein	6.6g	6.1g	1%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.07µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	656kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	29g	N/A
Fats	14.2g	14.2g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	69.3g	48.5g	N/A
Cholesterol	2mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	37.43g		N/A
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.272mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.22mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.14mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0g	N/A