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Zwieback vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between zwieback and wafer

  • Zwieback is richer in selenium, vitamin E, and folate, yet wafer is richer in iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for wafer is 43% higher.
  • Zwieback contains 5 times more selenium than wafer. Zwieback contains 28.7µg of selenium, while wafer contains 5.7µg.
  • Zwieback contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Zwieback and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 6% 27% 23% 48% 15% 24% 30% 0% 157%
Wafer
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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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +403.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55%
Contains more IronIron +568.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +219.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%

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.
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 18% 5.3% 49% 0% 52% 55% 25% 32% 19% 0% 2.3% 65%
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.203mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zwieback Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.6mg 4.01mg 43%
Selenium 28.7µg 5.7µg 42%
Copper 0.145mg 0.463mg 35%
Manganese 0.696mg 30%
Sodium 227mg 580mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.073g 4.153g 14%
Phosphorus 55mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.72mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.319mg 2.858mg 10%
Folate 87µg 47µg 10%
Magnesium 14mg 53mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.525g 4.241g 8%
Protein 10.1g 6.6g 7%
Fats 9.7g 14.2g 7%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.09mg 5%
Fiber 2.5g 3.4g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Potassium 305mg 210mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.537mg 0.381mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.239mg 0.266mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 0.051mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.244g 4.865g 2%
Carbs 74.2g 72.7g 1%
Calcium 20mg 31mg 1%
Vitamin A 16µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 2.4µg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 14.3mg 1%
Calories 426kcal 433kcal 0%
Net carbs 71.7g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 12.5g 37.43g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.203mg 0%
Trans fat 0.012g 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 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 10% 74% 5%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 74.2 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 1.5 g
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53%
Contains more FatsFats +46.4%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Carbs ~72.7g
~equal in Water ~4.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 48% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.525 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.073 g
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.3%

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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. Zwieback - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171372/nutrients
  2. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients

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

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