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Table salt vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between table salt and wasabi?

  • Wasabi is richer than table salt in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1684% more.
  • The amount of sodium in wasabi is lower.
  • The glycemic index of table salt is lower.

We used Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 +6800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7000%
Contains more IronIron +212.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1520%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~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 Table salt Wasabi DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 17mg 1684%
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Fiber 0g 7.8g 31%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.274mg 21%
Potassium 8mg 568mg 16%
Magnesium 1mg 69mg 16%
Copper 0.03mg 0.155mg 14%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.62mg 14%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.391mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.131mg 11%
Phosphorus 0mg 80mg 11%
Calcium 24mg 128mg 10%
Protein 0g 4.8g 10%
Iron 0.33mg 1.03mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.114mg 9%
Carbs 0g 23.54g 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.743mg 5%
Calories 0kcal 109kcal 5%
Folate 0µg 18µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.203mg 4%
Fats 0g 0.63g 1%
Net carbs 0g 15.74g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 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 OtherOther +5097.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34455%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.