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Sesame vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sesame and wasabi

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while wasabi has more vitamin C.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 436% more than wasabi.
  • Sesame contains 14 times more iron than wasabi. While sesame contains 14.55mg of iron, wasabi contains only 1.03mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 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.
Sesame
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Wasabi
1
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +408.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +661.7%
Contains more IronIron +1312.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +686.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +529.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%

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.
Sesame
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 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Wasabi
3
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 +503.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +438.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Wasabi DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.155mg 436%
Iron 14.55mg 1.03mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.391mg 90%
Calcium 975mg 128mg 85%
Phosphorus 629mg 80mg 78%
Fats 49.67g 0.63g 75%
Magnesium 351mg 69mg 67%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Zinc 7.75mg 1.62mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.131mg 55%
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.274mg 40%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Protein 17.73g 4.8g 26%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.743mg 24%
Calories 573kcal 109kcal 23%
Folate 97µg 18µg 20%
Fiber 11.8g 7.8g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.114mg 10%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.203mg 3%
Potassium 468mg 568mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 15.74g N/A
Carbs 23.45g 23.54g 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Sodium 11mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
3
18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Wasabi
2
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 +269.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7784.1%
Contains more OtherOther +132.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1373.6%
~equal in Carbs ~23.54g

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.