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Bitter melon vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bitter melon and ginger different?

  • Bitter melon is higher than ginger in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Bitter melon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 92% more than ginger.

Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Ginger root, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 25% 54% 77% 67% 8.2% 42% 1.4% 70% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +97.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.5%
Contains more IronIron +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +134.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.3%

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 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 293% 29% 0% 0% 45% 84% 21% 3.8% 185% 0% 0% 96% 0%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1660%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +624%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +964.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +401.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 88mg 5mg 92%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.16mg 49%
Folate 128µg 11µg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.034mg 25%
Iron 2.04mg 0.6mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.025mg 13%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.229mg 13%
Vitamin A 87µg 0µg 10%
Magnesium 85mg 43mg 10%
Phosphorus 99mg 34mg 9%
Fiber 2g 8%
Calcium 84mg 16mg 7%
Protein 5.3g 1.82g 7%
Potassium 608mg 415mg 6%
Carbs 3.29g 17.77g 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.203mg 3%
Calories 30kcal 80kcal 3%
Copper 0.201mg 0.226mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.75mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.75g 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.34mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 3% 89%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 3.29 g
Water: 89.25 g
Other: 1.47 g
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.2%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +90.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +440.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.75g

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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. Bitter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168391/nutrients
  2. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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