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Chicory vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicory and ginger?

  • Chicory is higher in folate, yet ginger is higher in copper, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and manganese.
  • Ginger's daily need coverage for copper is 19% more.
  • Chicory has 3 times more folate than ginger. While chicory has 37µg of folate, ginger has only 11µg.

We used Chicory, witloof, raw and Ginger root, raw types 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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Ginger
Ginger
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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 CalciumCalcium +18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.7%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +343.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Ginger
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +148%
Contains more FolateFolate +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +281%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicory Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 0.226mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.16mg 9%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Folate 37µg 11µg 7%
Potassium 211mg 415mg 6%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.229mg 6%
Carbs 4g 17.77g 5%
Iron 0.24mg 0.6mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Fiber 3.1g 2g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.16mg 0.75mg 4%
Calories 17kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.025mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5mg 2%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 34mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.203mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.154g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 189kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 588g 125g N/A
Net carbs 0.9g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 19mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Ginger
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 WaterWater +19.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.2%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.3%
Contains more OtherOther +60.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Ginger
Ginger
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.