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Cereal vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and wasabi different?

  • Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, and manganese, while wasabi is higher in fiber.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 513% more than wasabi.
  • Cereal contains 80 times more vitamin A than wasabi. Cereal contains 2792IU of vitamin A, while wasabi contains 35IU.
  • Wasabi is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than wasabi (41).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Wasabi, root, raw types were used 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.
Cereal
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Wasabi
5
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 more IronIron +3206.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +263.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~80mg

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.
Cereal
7
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Wasabi
1
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 +40600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3886.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2084.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~41.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.131mg 513%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.274mg 439%
Iron 34.06mg 1.03mg 413%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.114mg 289%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.743mg 180%
Vitamin A 814µg 2µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 1.62mg 54%
Sodium 795mg 17mg 34%
Fiber 1.4g 7.8g 26%
Carbs 86.85g 23.54g 21%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.391mg 17%
Potassium 105mg 568mg 14%
Calories 378kcal 109kcal 13%
Magnesium 19mg 69mg 12%
Calcium 10mg 128mg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Folate 18µg 5%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 41.9mg 4%
Protein 6.06g 4.8g 3%
Copper 0.137mg 0.155mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.63g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Phosphorus 77mg 80mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.203mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Wasabi
1
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 +26.3%
Contains more FatsFats +71.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +268.9%
Contains more OtherOther +16.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1728.3%

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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. 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.