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Banana vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and wasabi

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, while wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Wasabi covers your daily vitamin C needs 37% more than bananas.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw and Wasabi, root, raw.

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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.
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Wasabi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 38% 50% 39% 52% 44% 34% 2.2% 51% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2460%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.7%
Contains more IronIron +296.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +980%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +263.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.8%

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.
Banana
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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 Choline Choline 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Wasabi
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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 Choline Choline 140% 0.67% 0% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +381.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 41.9mg 37%
Fiber 2.6g 7.8g 21%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.62mg 13%
Calcium 5mg 128mg 12%
Magnesium 27mg 69mg 10%
Iron 0.26mg 1.03mg 10%
Copper 0.078mg 0.155mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.131mg 8%
Phosphorus 22mg 80mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.274mg 7%
Protein 1.09g 4.8g 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 358mg 568mg 6%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.391mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.114mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.203mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calories 89kcal 109kcal 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Folate 20µg 18µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 15.74g N/A
Carbs 22.84g 23.54g 0%
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.743mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Wasabi
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5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +340.4%
Contains more FatsFats +90.9%
Contains more OtherOther +131.3%
~equal in Carbs ~23.54g
~equal in Water ~69.11g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients
  2. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.