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Flour vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flour and wasabi

  • Flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, wasabi is richer in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 55% higher.
  • Flour has 10 times more folate than wasabi. While flour has 183µg of folate, wasabi has only 18µg.
  • Wasabi has a lower glycemic index (41) than flour (72).

The food types used in this comparison are Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Wasabi, root, 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.
Flour
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Wasabi
4
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 IronIron +350.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +213.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +753.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.155mg

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.
Flour
8
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +499.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +694.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +916.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +522.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Wasabi DV% diff.
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.131mg 55%
Vitamin C 0mg 41.9mg 47%
Iron 4.64mg 1.03mg 45%
Folate 183µg 18µg 41%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.743mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.114mg 29%
Fiber 2.7g 7.8g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.274mg 18%
Carbs 76.31g 23.54g 18%
Potassium 107mg 568mg 14%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.391mg 13%
Calories 364kcal 109kcal 13%
Magnesium 22mg 69mg 11%
Protein 10.33g 4.8g 11%
Calcium 15mg 128mg 11%
Zinc 0.7mg 1.62mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.203mg 5%
Phosphorus 108mg 80mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.155g 1%
Fats 0.98g 0.63g 1%
Copper 0.144mg 0.155mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.2%
Contains more FatsFats +55.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +224.2%
Contains more WaterWater +479.8%
Contains more OtherOther +317.4%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.