Wasabi vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wasabi and salsa different?

Wasabi is richer in vitamin C, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, and potassium, while salsa is higher in iron and vitamin A.
Wasabi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 42% more than salsa.
Wasabi contains 11 times more calcium than salsa. Wasabi contains 128mg of calcium, while salsa contains 12mg.
Wasabi is lower in sodium.

Wasabi, root, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa types were used in this article.

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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

Salsa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+331.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+110.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+852.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron

+117.5%

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

Salsa

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	41.9mg	4mg	42%
Fiber	7.8g	1.4g	26%
Sodium	17mg	430mg	18%
Manganese	0.391mg		17%
Iron	1.03mg	2.24mg	15%
Magnesium	69mg	16mg	13%
Zinc	1.62mg	0.17mg	13%
Calcium	128mg	12mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.274mg	0.149mg	10%
Potassium	568mg	270mg	9%
Protein	4.8g	1.5g	7%
Copper	0.155mg	0.096mg	7%
Phosphorus	80mg	30mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.131mg	0.05mg	7%
Carbs	23.54g	7g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.03mg	6%
Calories	109kcal	36kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.203mg		4%
Vitamin A	2µg	28µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.743mg	1.08mg	2%
Fats	0.63g	0.2g	1%
Selenium		0.4µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.107g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	4.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	240kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	92g	278g	N/A
Net carbs	15.74g	5.6g	N/A
Folate	18µg	19µg	0%
Saturated fat		0.029g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.016g	0%