Wafer vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wafer and fruitcake?

Wafer is richer than fruitcake in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 46% more.
Wafer has 6 times more sodium than fruitcake. While wafer has 580mg of sodium, fruitcake has only 101mg.

We used Cookies, chocolate wafers and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types 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.

Wafer

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.3%
Contains more IronIron	+93.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+826%
Contains more ZincZinc	+303.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+153.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+216.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+185%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-82.6%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+306%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+60%
Contains more FolateFolate	+135%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.463mg	0.05mg	46%
Iron	4.01mg	2.07mg	24%
Sodium	580mg	101mg	21%
Manganese	0.696mg	0.22mg	21%
Saturated fat	4.241g	1.048g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.203mg	0.05mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.099mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.858mg	0.791mg	13%
Phosphorus	132mg	52mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	16mg	9%
Fats	14.2g	9.1g	8%
Protein	6.6g	2.9g	7%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.27mg	7%
Selenium	5.7µg	2µg	7%
Folate	47µg	20µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.153g	3.323g	6%
Calories	433kcal	324kcal	5%
Carbs	72.7g	61.6g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.381mg	0.226mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0.01µg	3%
Caffeine	10mg	0mg	3%
Potassium	210mg	153mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.865g	4.2g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Cholesterol	2mg	5mg	1%
Fiber	3.4g	3.7g	1%
Vitamin E	0.72mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.5µg	1%
Choline	14.3mg	8.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	0.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	656kcal	1117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	69.3g	57.9g	N/A
Calcium	31mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	37.43g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.046mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.22mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.261mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.308mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A