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Wasabi vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wasabi and avocadoes?

  • Wasabi is higher in vitamin C, calcium, manganese, magnesium, zinc, iron, and vitamin B1, yet avocadoes are higher in vitamin B5, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Wasabi's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% more.
  • Wasabi has 11 times more calcium than avocadoes. While wasabi has 128mg of calcium, avocadoes have only 12mg.

We used Wasabi, root, raw and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.1%
Contains more IronIron +87.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%

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.
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%
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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +319%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +584.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.257mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 10mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 24%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 1.389mg 24%
Fats 0.63g 14.66g 22%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Folate 18µg 81µg 16%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 12%
Calcium 128mg 12mg 12%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.142mg 11%
Magnesium 69mg 29mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 10%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.64mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 1.738mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 2g 6%
Iron 1.03mg 0.55mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.067mg 5%
Carbs 23.54g 8.53g 5%
Copper 0.155mg 0.19mg 4%
Fiber 7.8g 6.7g 4%
Phosphorus 80mg 52mg 4%
Choline 14.2mg 3%
Calories 109kcal 160kcal 3%
Potassium 568mg 485mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.257mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 17mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176%
Contains more OtherOther +21.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2227%
~equal in Water ~73.23g

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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. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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