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Wasabi vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wasabi and mashed potato different?

  • Wasabi has more vitamin C, fiber, copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B1 than mashed potato.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for wasabi is 47% higher.
  • Wasabi contains 9 times more vitamin B1 than mashed potato. While wasabi contains 0.131mg of vitamin B1, mashed potato contains only 0.015mg.
  • Wasabi has less sodium.
  • Wasabi has a lower glycemic index (41) than mashed potato (87).

Wasabi, root, raw and Fast foods, potato, mashed are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +611.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.6%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +342.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +636.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +299%

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +773.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +128.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Mashed potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 0mg 47%
Fiber 7.8g 1.3g 26%
Sodium 17mg 306mg 13%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.098mg 13%
Magnesium 69mg 15mg 13%
Copper 0.155mg 0.035mg 13%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.22mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.12mg 12%
Calcium 128mg 18mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.015mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Iron 1.03mg 0.31mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.015mg 8%
Potassium 568mg 286mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 1.65g 6%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin A 2µg 43µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 59mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Carbs 23.54g 14.65g 3%
Fats 0.63g 2.82g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 1.08mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Calories 109kcal 89kcal 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.105g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g 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
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.7%
Contains more OtherOther +52.4%
Contains more FatsFats +347.6%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.