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Wasabi vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wasabi and pasta

  • Wasabi has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, and copper; however, pasta has more folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for wasabi is 47% higher.
  • Pasta has 24 times less potassium than wasabi. Wasabi has 568mg of potassium, while pasta has 24mg.

Food types used in this article are Wasabi, root, raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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
7
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%
Pasta
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +189.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.6%
Contains more IronIron +10.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
2
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%
Pasta
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +705.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +255.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.183mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 0mg 47%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.034mg 18%
Potassium 568mg 24mg 16%
Folate 18µg 64µg 12%
Magnesium 69mg 18mg 12%
Calcium 128mg 6mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.56mg 10%
Copper 0.155mg 0.093mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.209mg 7%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.224mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.15mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 0.992mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1%
Calories 109kcal 131kcal 1%
Protein 4.8g 5.15g 1%
Iron 1.03mg 1.14mg 1%
Fats 0.63g 1.05g 1%
Carbs 23.54g 24.93g 0%
Net carbs 15.74g 24.93g N/A
Sodium 17mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 6µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.183mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
Pasta
3
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more OtherOther +519.4%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.15g
~equal in Carbs ~24.93g
~equal in Water ~68.56g

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients

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

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