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Wasabi vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wasabi and cornmeal

  • Wasabi has more vitamin C, fiber, potassium, calcium, and manganese; however, cornmeal is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 48% more.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cornmeal is 68, while the glycemic index of wasabi is 41.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wasabi, root, raw and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +115.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124.7%
Contains more IronIron +323.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +568.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1061.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 18µg 209µg 48%
Vitamin C 41.9mg 0mg 47%
Iron 1.03mg 4.36mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.551mg 35%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 4.968mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.382mg 21%
Selenium 10.5µg 19%
Carbs 23.54g 79.45g 19%
Fiber 7.8g 3.9g 16%
Calories 109kcal 370kcal 13%
Calcium 128mg 3mg 13%
Potassium 568mg 142mg 13%
Magnesium 69mg 32mg 9%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.66mg 9%
Copper 0.155mg 0.076mg 9%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.174mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.182mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 6%
Protein 4.8g 7.11g 5%
Phosphorus 80mg 99mg 3%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Fats 0.63g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.24mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Sodium 17mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more WaterWater +518.2%
Contains more OtherOther +276.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.1%
Contains more FatsFats +177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.5%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients

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

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