Vanilla wafer
A vanilla wafer is a small, thin, crisp vanilla-flavoured biscuit or cookie, eaten as a snack or used in layered desserts and crumb mixtures.

About Vanilla wafer
A vanilla wafer is a small, thin, crisp sweet biscuit or cookie flavored with vanilla. It is commonly eaten as a snack or used as a dry component in layered desserts and crumb mixtures.
Wafers are usually round or similarly small and have a pale golden color, a dry, brittle texture and a sweet, lightly vanilla taste. Recipes and commercial products differ in fat, sugar and vanilla flavoring, and the name does not specify a particular brand or formulation.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Vanilla wafer nutrition & diet
Vanilla wafer nutritional value
Cookie, vanilla wafer
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 455kcal
- Protein
- 4.9g
- Carbs
- 72.6g
- Fat
- 16.4g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Compare products by their recipe and serving form, since wafer size, fat and sugar content, and type of vanilla flavoring can vary.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cookie, vanilla wafer ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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