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Wafer vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wafer and shrimp different?

  • Wafer is richer in iron, manganese, and copper, while shrimp is higher in phosphorus and zinc.
  • Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 62% more than wafer.
  • Wafer contains 76 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Wafer contains 4.241g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.056g.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than shrimp (50).

Cookies, chocolate wafers and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) types were used in this article.

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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
5
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%
Shrimp
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.9%
Contains more IronIron +686.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2009.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.9%

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
11
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%
Shrimp
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Shrimp DV% diff.
Cholesterol 2mg 189mg 62%
Iron 4.01mg 0.51mg 44%
Protein 6.6g 23.98g 35%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.033mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 0.079g 27%
Carbs 72.7g 0.2g 24%
Fats 14.2g 0.28g 21%
Sodium 580mg 111mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 0.056g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 17%
Calories 433kcal 99kcal 17%
Phosphorus 132mg 237mg 15%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Folate 47µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 0.048g 12%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Copper 0.463mg 0.379mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 8%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.64mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 4%
Calcium 31mg 70mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Magnesium 53mg 39mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Potassium 210mg 259mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
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 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g 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
Shrimp
2
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +4971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36250%
Contains more OtherOther +65.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1551.8%

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
Shrimp
1
31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10035.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5157%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/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.