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Wasabi vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wasabi and winter melon

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and phosphorus in wasabi is higher than in winter melon.
  • Wasabi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than winter melon.
  • Wasabi contains 95 times more potassium than winter melon. While wasabi contains 568mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wasabi, root, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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
9
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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +590%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +573.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9366.7%
Contains more IronIron +157.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +573.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +321.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +574.1%

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
7
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +222.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +227.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +682.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wasabi Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41.9mg 13mg 32%
Fiber 7.8g 2.9g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.035mg 18%
Potassium 568mg 6mg 17%
Copper 0.155mg 0.023mg 15%
Manganese 0.391mg 0.058mg 14%
Magnesium 69mg 10mg 14%
Calcium 128mg 19mg 11%
Protein 4.8g 0.4g 9%
Zinc 1.62mg 0.61mg 9%
Phosphorus 80mg 19mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.04mg 8%
Iron 1.03mg 0.4mg 8%
Carbs 23.54g 3g 7%
Calories 109kcal 13kcal 5%
Sodium 17mg 111mg 4%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 0.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.133mg 1%
Net carbs 15.74g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1100%
Contains more FatsFats +215%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +684.7%
Contains more OtherOther +540%
Contains more WaterWater +39.1%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/nutrients

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

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