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Horseradish vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between horseradish and wasabi

  • Horseradish has more folate; however, wasabi is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Wasabi covers your daily vitamin C needs 19% more than horseradish.
  • Wasabi contains 25 times less sodium than horseradish. Horseradish contains 420mg of sodium, while wasabi contains 17mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Horseradish, prepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 17% 22% 16% 19% 23% 13% 55% 16% 15%
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.9%
Contains more IronIron +145.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +95.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.3%

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 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 83% 0% 0% 0.2% 2% 5.5% 7.2% 5.6% 17% 0% 3.3% 43%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horseradish Wasabi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 24.9mg 41.9mg 19%
Fiber 3.3g 7.8g 18%
Sodium 420mg 17mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.274mg 15%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.391mg 12%
Copper 0.058mg 0.155mg 11%
Magnesium 27mg 69mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.131mg 10%
Folate 57µg 18µg 10%
Potassium 246mg 568mg 9%
Iron 0.42mg 1.03mg 8%
Protein 1.18g 4.8g 7%
Calcium 56mg 128mg 7%
Zinc 0.83mg 1.62mg 7%
Phosphorus 31mg 80mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.114mg 7%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Carbs 11.29g 23.54g 4%
Calories 48kcal 109kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.743mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.203mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.339g 2%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.5g 4.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 407kcal 227kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 208g 92g N/A
Fats 0.69g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 7.99g 15.74g N/A
Sugar 7.99g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.13g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 85% 2%
Protein: 1.18 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 11.29 g
Water: 85.08 g
Other: 1.76 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 WaterWater +23.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +306.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.63g
~equal in Other ~1.92g

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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. Horseradish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173472/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.