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Wasabi vs. Kiwi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wasabi and kiwi different?

  • Wasabi is richer in fiber, vitamin B6, zinc, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamin B1, and potassium, while kiwi is higher in vitamin C.
  • Kiwi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 56% more than wasabi.
  • Wasabi contains 12 times more zinc than kiwi. Wasabi contains 1.62mg of zinc, while kiwi contains 0.14mg.
  • Kiwi has a higher glycemic index (58) than wasabi (41).

Wasabi, root, raw and Kiwifruit, green, raw types were used 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%
Kiwi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +305.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +276.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.1%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1057.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +299%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%

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%
Kiwi
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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 309% 1.3% 29% 0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19% 4.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +385.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.183mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Kiwi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 92.7mg 56%
Vitamin K 40.3µg 34%
Fiber 7.8g 3g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.063mg 16%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.098mg 13%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.14mg 13%
Magnesium 69mg 17mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.46mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.027mg 9%
Calcium 128mg 34mg 9%
Iron 1.03mg 0.31mg 9%
Potassium 568mg 312mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.025mg 7%
Protein 4.8g 1.14g 7%
Phosphorus 80mg 34mg 7%
Fructose 4.35g 5%
Copper 0.155mg 0.13mg 3%
Carbs 23.54g 14.66g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 0.341mg 3%
Calories 109kcal 61kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.287g 2%
Folate 18µg 25µg 2%
Choline 7.8mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 15.74g 11.66g N/A
Sugar 8.99g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.183mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
Kiwi
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.1%
Contains more FatsFats +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +214.8%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%

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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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/nutrients

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

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