Wafer vs. Yellow cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wafer and yellow cake?

Wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and magnesium, yet yellow cake is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 34% more.
Wafer has 5 times more vitamin B1 than yellow cake. While wafer has 0.203mg of vitamin B1, yellow cake has only 0.043mg.
The amount of sodium in yellow cake is lower.

We used Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery types 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

Yellow cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.3%
Contains more IronIron	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+191.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+159.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+213.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-46.6%

~equal in Calcium ~32mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~138mg

~equal in Selenium ~5.9µg

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

Yellow cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+372.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+186%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+257.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+113.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+525%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+945.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+21.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.463mg	0.159mg	34%
Iron	4.01mg	2.03mg	25%
Vitamin E	0.72mg	4.5mg	25%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.222mg	21%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	25.1µg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.093mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	0.043mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	0.8mg	13%
Sodium	580mg	310mg	12%
Fiber	3.4g	1.5g	8%
Magnesium	53mg	20mg	8%
Saturated fat	4.241g	5.793g	7%
Protein	6.6g	3.16g	7%
Folate	47µg	22µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	7.214g	6%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.42mg	6%
Carbs	72.7g	55.36g	6%
Cholesterol	2mg	16mg	5%
Fats	14.2g	17.75g	5%
Starch		8.55g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	4.728g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	0.165mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0mg	4%
Caffeine	10mg	0mg	3%
Calories	433kcal	379kcal	3%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Phosphorus	132mg	138mg	1%
Choline	14.3mg	17.4mg	1%
Potassium	210mg	187mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	6IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Net carbs	69.3g	53.86g	N/A
Calcium	31mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	37.43g	39.22g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	7µg	0%
Selenium	5.7µg	5.9µg	0%
Trans fat		1.313g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.474g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.999g	N/A