Water vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are water and wafer different?
- Wafer has more iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and potassium than water.
- Daily need coverage for iron for wafer is 50% higher.
- Water has less sodium.
- Water has a lower glycemic index (0) than wafer (61).
Beverages, water, tap, well and Cookies, chocolate wafers are the varieties used 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +5200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +933.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +2793.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +10800% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.016mg | 0.463mg | 50% |
| Iron | 0mg | 4.01mg | 50% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.696mg | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.153g | 28% | |
| Sodium | 5mg | 580mg | 25% |
| Carbs | 0g | 72.7g | 24% |
| Calories | 0kcal | 433kcal | 22% |
| Fats | 0g | 14.2g | 22% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.266mg | 20% | |
| Saturated fat | 4.241g | 19% | |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 132mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.858mg | 18% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.203mg | 17% | |
| Fiber | 0g | 3.4g | 14% |
| Protein | 0g | 6.6g | 13% |
| Folate | 47µg | 12% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.865g | 12% | |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 53mg | 12% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 1.09mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 5.7µg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.381mg | 8% | |
| Potassium | 0mg | 210mg | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.72mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.09µg | 4% | |
| Caffeine | 10mg | 3% | |
| Choline | 14.3mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 3mg | 31mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 0g | 69.3g | N/A |
| Sugar | 37.43g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +2120% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +1900% |
