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Sweet potato vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and wasabi?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B5, yet wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, manganese, and iron.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% more.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more vitamin B5 than wasabi. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, wasabi has only 0.203mg.
  • The glycemic index of wasabi is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +176%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +326.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.5%
Contains more IronIron +68.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.155mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 +35350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1645.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 2µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 41.9mg 44%
Fiber 3g 7.8g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.203mg 12%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.62mg 12%
Magnesium 25mg 69mg 10%
Calcium 30mg 128mg 10%
Potassium 337mg 568mg 7%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.391mg 6%
Protein 1.57g 4.8g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.274mg 5%
Iron 0.61mg 1.03mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 80mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.114mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.131mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Sodium 55mg 17mg 2%
Folate 11µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.743mg 1%
Calories 86kcal 109kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.63g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Carbs 20.12g 23.54g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Copper 0.151mg 0.155mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 WaterWater +11.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17%
Contains more OtherOther +95.9%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.