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Wasabi vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wasabi and bananas

  • Wasabi is richer in vitamin C, fiber, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Wasabi covers your daily vitamin C needs 37% more than bananas.
  • Wasabi has 26 times more calcium than bananas. Wasabi has 128mg of calcium, while bananas have 5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wasabi, root, raw and Bananas, 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.
Wasabi
8
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%
Banana
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2460%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.7%
Contains more IronIron +296.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +980%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +263.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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
4
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%
Banana
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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +381.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 8.7mg 37%
Fiber 7.8g 2.6g 21%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.15mg 13%
Calcium 128mg 5mg 12%
Magnesium 69mg 27mg 10%
Iron 1.03mg 0.26mg 10%
Copper 0.155mg 0.078mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.031mg 8%
Phosphorus 80mg 22mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.367mg 7%
Protein 4.8g 1.09g 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Potassium 568mg 358mg 6%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.073mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.334mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calories 109kcal 89kcal 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Folate 18µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 15.74g 20.24g N/A
Carbs 23.54g 22.84g 0%
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 0.665mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wasabi
4
5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +340.4%
Contains more FatsFats +90.9%
Contains more OtherOther +131.3%
~equal in Carbs ~22.84g
~equal in Water ~74.91g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.