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Wafer vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wafer and teff

  • Wafer has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and folate; however, teff is richer in manganese.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 94% more than wafer.
  • Teff has 73 times less sodium than wafer. Wafer has 580mg of sodium, while teff has 8mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Teff, cooked.

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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
4
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%
Teff
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.3%
Contains more IronIron +95.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +310.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~50mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~120mg

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
9
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%
Teff
1
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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +706.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +214.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +161.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.696mg 2.86mg 94%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 28%
Copper 0.463mg 0.226mg 26%
Iron 4.01mg 2.05mg 25%
Sodium 580mg 8mg 25%
Fats 14.2g 0.65g 21%
Saturated fat 4.241g 19%
Carbs 72.7g 19.86g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.033mg 18%
Calories 433kcal 101kcal 17%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.909mg 12%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 8%
Folate 47µg 18µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Protein 6.6g 3.87g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.097mg 4%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Fiber 3.4g 2.8g 2%
Calcium 31mg 49mg 2%
Phosphorus 132mg 120mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.183mg 2%
Magnesium 53mg 50mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Zinc 1.09mg 1.11mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
4
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Teff
1
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2084.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.1%
Contains more OtherOther +189.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1565.1%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.