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Benecol vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between benecol and wasabi?

  • Benecol is higher in vitamin A and fats, yet wasabi is higher in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and iron.
  • Benecol's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 152% more.
  • Benecol has 61 times more fats than wasabi. While benecol has 38.71g of fats, wasabi has only 0.63g.
  • The amount of sodium in wasabi is lower.

We used Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread and Wasabi, root, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 1.2% 0.35% 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 87% 0% 0%
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 +6800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14100%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 457% 744% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 141% 0%
Wasabi
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 140% 0% 0.67% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +991.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Benecol Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin E 37.22mg 248%
Vitamin A 1370µg 2µg 152%
Omega-3 (ALA) 1.976g 124%
Polyunsaturated fat 11.948g 80%
Fats 38.71g 0.63g 59%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 9.557g 56%
Vitamin C 41.9mg 47%
Vitamin K 56.5µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.932g 47%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Sodium 670mg 17mg 28%
Saturated fat 4.77g 22%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.274mg 21%
Potassium 4mg 568mg 17%
Copper 0mg 0.155mg 17%
Manganese 0mg 0.391mg 17%
Magnesium 1mg 69mg 16%
Zinc 0mg 1.62mg 15%
Iron 0mg 1.03mg 13%
Calories 357kcal 109kcal 12%
Calcium 4mg 128mg 12%
Phosphorus 4mg 80mg 11%
Protein 0g 4.8g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.131mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.114mg 9%
Carbs 5.71g 23.54g 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.743mg 5%
Folate 18µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 4.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 227kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 28g 92g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 6.5 N/A
Net carbs 5.71g 15.74g N/A
Trans fat 2.214g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.037g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 6% 54% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 38.71 g
Carbs: 5.71 g
Water: 53.73 g
Other: 1.85 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 FatsFats +6044.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +312.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%

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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. Benecol - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171035/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.