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Soy sauce vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy sauce and wasabi

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, while wasabi has more vitamin C, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 238% more than wasabi.
  • Soy sauce contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than wasabi. While soy sauce contains 2.196mg of vitamin B3, wasabi contains only 0.743mg.
  • The amount of sodium in wasabi is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of wasabi is 41.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
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 more IronIron +40.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +287.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~69mg

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% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +297%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Wasabi DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 17mg 238%
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Fiber 0.8g 7.8g 28%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.391mg 27%
Phosphorus 166mg 80mg 12%
Copper 0.043mg 0.155mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.274mg 10%
Calcium 33mg 128mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.743mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.131mg 8%
Zinc 0.87mg 1.62mg 7%
Protein 8.14g 4.8g 7%
Carbs 4.93g 23.54g 6%
Iron 1.45mg 1.03mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.114mg 4%
Potassium 435mg 568mg 4%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Calories 53kcal 109kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.203mg 2%
Folate 14µg 18µg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Magnesium 74mg 69mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 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 +69.6%
Contains more OtherOther +692.2%
Contains more FatsFats +10.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +377.5%
~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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.