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Wheat vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and wasabi?

  • Wheat is richer in manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet wasabi is richer in vitamin C.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for manganese is 114% higher.
  • Wheat has 9 times more vitamin B3 than wasabi. Wheat has 6.738mg of vitamin B3, while wasabi has 0.743mg.

We used Wheat, durum and Wasabi, root, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.7%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +535%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +670.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +276.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.8%

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.
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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +219.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +806.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.114mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Wasabi DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.391mg 114%
Phosphorus 508mg 80mg 61%
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Copper 0.553mg 0.155mg 44%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.743mg 37%
Iron 3.52mg 1.03mg 31%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.131mg 24%
Zinc 4.16mg 1.62mg 23%
Magnesium 144mg 69mg 18%
Protein 13.68g 4.8g 18%
Carbs 71.13g 23.54g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.203mg 15%
Calories 339kcal 109kcal 12%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.274mg 11%
Calcium 34mg 128mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 7%
Folate 43µg 18µg 6%
Potassium 431mg 568mg 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.63g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.114mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 15.74g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +185%
Contains more FatsFats +292.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.2%
Contains more WaterWater +531.7%
~equal in Other ~1.92g

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients
  2. 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.