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Cardamom vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cardamom and ginger

  • Ginger has less manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin C, and copper.
  • Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1207% more.
  • Cardamom has 24 times more calcium than ginger. Cardamom has 383mg of calcium, while ginger has 16mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, cardamom and Ginger 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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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 +432.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2293.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.6%
Contains more IronIron +2228.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2097.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +423.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12127.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.8%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Ginger
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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 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +692%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +435.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Ginger DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.229mg 1207%
Iron 13.97mg 0.6mg 167%
Fiber 28g 2g 104%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.34mg 65%
Magnesium 229mg 43mg 44%
Calcium 383mg 16mg 37%
Potassium 1119mg 415mg 21%
Phosphorus 178mg 34mg 21%
Protein 10.76g 1.82g 18%
Vitamin C 21mg 5mg 18%
Carbs 68.47g 17.77g 17%
Copper 0.383mg 0.226mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.025mg 14%
Calories 311kcal 80kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.034mg 11%
Fats 6.7g 0.75g 9%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.16mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.203g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 0.75mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.154g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.154g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 18mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Ginger
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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 +491.2%
Contains more FatsFats +793.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +285.3%
Contains more OtherOther +651.9%
Contains more WaterWater +852.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +464.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.1%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.