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Waffle vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between waffle and wheat

  • Waffle has less manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for manganese, 119% more than waffle.
  • The glycemic index of waffle is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe and Wheat, durum.

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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.
Waffle
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 77% 14% 87% 21% 19% 81% 67% 35% 252%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +657.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.1%
Contains more IronIron +52.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +791.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +511.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1036.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.5%

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.
Waffle
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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 1.3% 22% 0% 0% 66% 80% 39% 29% 13% 31% 0% 35% 0%
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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +648.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Waffle Wheat DV% diff.
Manganese 0.265mg 3.012mg 119%
Selenium 46.2µg 89.4µg 79%
Copper 0.062mg 0.553mg 55%
Phosphorus 190mg 508mg 45%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.785g 0.978g 39%
Zinc 0.68mg 4.16mg 32%
Magnesium 19mg 144mg 30%
Vitamin B3 2.073mg 6.738mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.419mg 28%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Calcium 255mg 34mg 22%
Sodium 511mg 2mg 22%
Fats 14.1g 2.47g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.347mg 0.121mg 17%
Iron 2.31mg 3.52mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.263mg 0.419mg 13%
Carbs 32.9g 71.13g 13%
Protein 7.9g 13.68g 12%
Saturated fat 2.866g 0.454g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.935mg 9%
Potassium 159mg 431mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.521g 0.344g 8%
Vitamin A 65µg 0µg 7%
Calories 291kcal 339kcal 2%
Folate 46µg 43µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 32.9g 71.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.362mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.63mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.384mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.179mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.395mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.409mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.322mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Waffle
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8% 14% 33% 42% 3%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 32.9 g
Water: 42 g
Other: 3.1 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +470.9%
Contains more WaterWater +283.9%
Contains more OtherOther +74.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Waffle
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22% 27% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.866 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.521 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.785 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +923.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +593.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%

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. Waffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175039/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

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

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