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Wasabi vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wasabi and brown rice?

  • Wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, potassium, calcium, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and iron, yet brown rice is higher in manganese and vitamin B3.
  • Wasabi's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 47% more.
  • Wasabi has 43 times more calcium than brown rice. While wasabi has 128mg of calcium, brown rice has only 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of wasabi is lower.

We used Wasabi, root, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked types 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
6
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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +560.5%
Contains more IronIron +83.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.1%

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
5
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% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +244.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Brown rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 0mg 47%
Fiber 7.8g 1.6g 25%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.974mg 25%
Potassium 568mg 86mg 14%
Calcium 128mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.123mg 12%
Selenium 5.8µg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 2.561mg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.71mg 8%
Magnesium 69mg 39mg 7%
Iron 1.03mg 0.56mg 6%
Copper 0.155mg 0.106mg 5%
Protein 4.8g 2.74g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.38mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.178mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.069mg 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 103mg 3%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 1%
Calories 109kcal 123kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 23.54g 25.58g 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g 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% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.2%
Contains more OtherOther +336.4%
Contains more FatsFats +54%
~equal in Carbs ~25.58g
~equal in Water ~70.27g

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/nutrients

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

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