Dough vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dough and waffle?

Dough is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and manganese, while waffle is higher in selenium, calcium, and phosphorus.
Dough's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 37% higher.
Waffle has 3 times less folate than dough. Dough has 123µg of folate, while waffle has 46µg.
Dough is lower in saturated fat.

We used Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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.

Dough

Waffle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.4%
Contains more IronIron	+69.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+145.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+117.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+390.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+61.5%

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.

Dough

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+167.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	6.785g	40%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.263mg	37%
Selenium	28.6µg	46.2µg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	69mg	23%
Calcium	52mg	255mg	20%
Iron	3.91mg	2.31mg	20%
Folate	123µg	46µg	19%
Fats	2.42g	14.1g	18%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.073mg	17%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.265mg	14%
Phosphorus	105mg	190mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.529g	2.866g	11%
Copper	0.152mg	0.062mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.25µg	10%
Fiber	2.2g		9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	3.521g	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	65µg	7%
Protein	10.75g	7.9g	6%
Carbs	51.88g	32.9g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.347mg	6%
Sodium	602mg	511mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.056mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	19mg	3%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.68mg	3%
Calories	272kcal	291kcal	1%
Potassium	117mg	159mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Choline	8mg		1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	49.68g	32.9g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g		N/A
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.099mg	0%
Threonine		0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.362mg	0%
Leucine		0.63mg	0%
Lysine		0.384mg	0%
Methionine		0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.395mg	0%
Valine		0.409mg	0%
Histidine		0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A