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Wafer vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wafer and spread

  • Wafer has more iron, copper, manganese, fiber, folate, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, spread is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 43% more than wafer.
  • Spread has 27 times less manganese than wafer. Wafer has 0.696mg of manganese, while spread has 0.026mg.
  • Wafer contains less sodium.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wafer is 61, while the glycemic index of spread is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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
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%
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +562.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.9%
Contains more IronIron +407.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2576.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.2%
~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
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 Choline Choline 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +2250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +141.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +335.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1.12µg 43%
Iron 4.01mg 0.79mg 40%
Copper 0.463mg 0.13mg 37%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.026mg 29%
Carbs 72.7g 11.94g 20%
Sodium 580mg 1013mg 19%
Fiber 3.4g 0.2g 13%
Cholesterol 2mg 38mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 2.565g 11%
Folate 47µg 2µg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 8mg 11%
Calories 433kcal 235kcal 10%
Phosphorus 132mg 59mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.134mg 10%
Choline 14.3mg 62.3mg 9%
Saturated fat 4.241g 5.977g 8%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 1.74mg 7%
Selenium 5.7µg 9.7µg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 1.73mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 7.584g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.12mg 5%
Fats 14.2g 17.34g 5%
Potassium 210mg 110mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.172mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Calcium 31mg 12mg 2%
Protein 6.6g 7.66g 2%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.279mg 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
1
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +508.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +22.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1239.6%
Contains more OtherOther +39%

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
Spread
1
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55.9%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.