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Wafer vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wafer and yolk

  • Wafer has more copper and manganese; however, yolk has more choline, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin D, and vitamin A.
  • Yolk's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 361% more.
  • Wafer has 13 times more manganese than yolk. Wafer has 0.696mg of manganese, while yolk has 0.055mg.
  • Wafer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index than yolk.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh.

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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%
Yolk
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +960%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.7%
Contains more IronIron +46.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +501.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1165.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +111%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +882.5%

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
3
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%
Yolk
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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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11808.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +258.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +684.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +586.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +210.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +5635.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 2mg 1085mg 361%
Choline 14.3mg 820.2mg 147%
Selenium 5.7µg 56µg 91%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1.95µg 78%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 2.99mg 52%
Copper 0.463mg 0.077mg 43%
Vitamin A 3µg 381µg 42%
Phosphorus 132mg 390mg 37%
Manganese 0.696mg 0.055mg 28%
Vitamin D 0IU 218IU 27%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.4µg 27%
Folate 47µg 146µg 25%
Saturated fat 4.241g 9.551g 24%
Sodium 580mg 48mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.35mg 23%
Carbs 72.7g 3.59g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.528mg 20%
Protein 6.6g 15.86g 19%
Fats 14.2g 26.54g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.024mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 11.738g 17%
Iron 4.01mg 2.73mg 16%
Fiber 3.4g 0g 14%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 2.58mg 12%
Zinc 1.09mg 2.3mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 5mg 11%
Calcium 31mg 129mg 10%
Calories 433kcal 322kcal 6%
Caffeine 10mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 109mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.176mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 37.43g 0.56g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 4.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.114g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
2
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Yolk
3
16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1925.1%
Contains more OtherOther +17.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.3%
Contains more FatsFats +86.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1062.4%

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
Yolk
2
37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +141.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~4.204g

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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. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/nutrients

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

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