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Wafer vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and walnut

  • Wafer has more iron; however, walnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, and folate.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 125% more.
  • Wafer has 290 times more sodium than walnut. Wafer has 580mg of sodium, while walnut has 2mg.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index than walnut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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
2
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%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more IronIron +37.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +198.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +216.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390.5%

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
4
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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +952.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +108.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +174.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 47.174g 287%
Copper 0.463mg 1.586mg 125%
Manganese 0.696mg 3.414mg 118%
Fats 14.2g 65.21g 78%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.537mg 37%
Phosphorus 132mg 346mg 31%
Sodium 580mg 2mg 25%
Magnesium 53mg 158mg 25%
Carbs 72.7g 13.71g 20%
Zinc 1.09mg 3.09mg 18%
Protein 6.6g 15.23g 17%
Iron 4.01mg 2.91mg 14%
Folate 47µg 98µg 13%
Fiber 3.4g 6.7g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.341mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 1.125mg 11%
Calories 433kcal 654kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 8.933g 10%
Saturated fat 4.241g 6.126g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.15mg 9%
Potassium 210mg 441mg 7%
Calcium 31mg 98mg 7%
Choline 14.3mg 39.2mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Selenium 5.7µg 4.9µg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 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
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
Walnut
2
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +430.3%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +130.8%
Contains more FatsFats +359.2%
~equal in Water ~4.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
1
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1035.9%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients

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

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