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Wasabi vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wasabi and shallot?

  • Wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, zinc, calcium, copper, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B1, yet shallot is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Wasabi's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% more.
  • Wasabi has 6 times more vitamin B2 than shallot. While wasabi has 0.114mg of vitamin B2, shallot has only 0.02mg.
  • The glycemic index of shallot is lower.

We used Wasabi, root, raw and Shallots, raw 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
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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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +228.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +305%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.9%
Contains more IronIron +16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.4%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +423.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +271.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 8mg 38%
Fiber 7.8g 3.2g 18%
Magnesium 69mg 21mg 11%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.4mg 11%
Calcium 128mg 37mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.02mg 7%
Potassium 568mg 334mg 7%
Copper 0.155mg 0.088mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.06mg 6%
Protein 4.8g 2.5g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.345mg 5%
Folate 18µg 34µg 4%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.292mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 0.2mg 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.29mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Calories 109kcal 72kcal 2%
Iron 1.03mg 1.2mg 2%
Carbs 23.54g 16.8g 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 17mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +92%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.1%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

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

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