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Wasabi vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wasabi and salsa different?

  • Wasabi is richer in vitamin C, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, and potassium, while salsa is higher in iron and vitamin A.
  • Wasabi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 42% more than salsa.
  • Wasabi contains 11 times more calcium than salsa. Wasabi contains 128mg of calcium, while salsa contains 12mg.
  • Wasabi is lower in sodium.

Wasabi, root, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa 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%
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +331.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +852.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +117.5%

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%
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 4mg 42%
Fiber 7.8g 1.4g 26%
Sodium 17mg 430mg 18%
Manganese 0.391mg 17%
Iron 1.03mg 2.24mg 15%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.17mg 13%
Magnesium 69mg 16mg 13%
Calcium 128mg 12mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.149mg 10%
Potassium 568mg 270mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.05mg 7%
Copper 0.155mg 0.096mg 7%
Protein 4.8g 1.5g 7%
Phosphorus 80mg 30mg 7%
Carbs 23.54g 7g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Calories 109kcal 36kcal 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 1.08mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 5.6g N/A
Folate 18µg 19µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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
Salsa
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +220%
Contains more FatsFats +215%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.3%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%

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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

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.