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Wasabi vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wasabi and sesame

  • Wasabi has more vitamin C, while sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 436% more than wasabi.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wasabi, root, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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
1
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%
Sesame
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +408.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +661.7%
Contains more IronIron +1312.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +686.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +529.2%

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
3
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%
Sesame
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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% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +503.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +438.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.155mg 4.082mg 436%
Iron 1.03mg 14.55mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.391mg 2.46mg 90%
Calcium 128mg 975mg 85%
Phosphorus 80mg 629mg 78%
Fats 0.63g 49.67g 75%
Magnesium 69mg 351mg 67%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Zinc 1.62mg 7.75mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.791mg 55%
Vitamin C 41.9mg 0mg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.79mg 40%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Protein 4.8g 17.73g 26%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 4.515mg 24%
Calories 109kcal 573kcal 23%
Folate 18µg 97µg 20%
Fiber 7.8g 11.8g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.247mg 10%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.05mg 3%
Potassium 568mg 468mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Net carbs 15.74g 11.65g N/A
Carbs 23.54g 23.45g 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Sodium 17mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wasabi
2
5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Sesame
3
18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1373.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +269.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7784.1%
Contains more OtherOther +132.3%
~equal in Carbs ~23.45g

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.