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Brown rice vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and wasabi?

  • Brown rice is higher in manganese and vitamin B3, yet wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, potassium, calcium, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and iron.
  • Wasabi's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 47% more.
  • Brown rice has 3 times more vitamin B3 than wasabi. While brown rice has 2.561mg of vitamin B3, wasabi has only 0.743mg.
  • The glycemic index of wasabi is lower.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Wasabi, root, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
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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 more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +560.5%
Contains more IronIron +83.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.2%

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.
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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +244.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Fiber 1.6g 7.8g 25%
Manganese 0.974mg 0.391mg 25%
Potassium 86mg 568mg 14%
Calcium 3mg 128mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.274mg 12%
Selenium 5.8µg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.743mg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.62mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 69mg 7%
Iron 0.56mg 1.03mg 6%
Copper 0.106mg 0.155mg 5%
Protein 2.74g 4.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.203mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.131mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.114mg 3%
Phosphorus 103mg 80mg 3%
Folate 9µg 18µg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 1%
Calories 123kcal 109kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Sodium 4mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 25.58g 23.54g 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.63g 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 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 FatsFats +54%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.2%
Contains more OtherOther +336.4%
~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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.