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Clementine vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clementine and ginger different?

  • Clementine is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B1; however, ginger is richer in copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for clementine is 49% higher.
  • Clementine contains 5 times more sugar than ginger. While clementine contains 9.18g of sugar, ginger contains only 1.7g.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index (10) than clementine (47).

Clementines, raw and Ginger root, raw are the varieties 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 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
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 +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.5%
Contains more IronIron +328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +425.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +895.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
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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 +876%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +105.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clementine Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.8mg 5mg 49%
Copper 0.043mg 0.226mg 20%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.229mg 9%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.16mg 7%
Potassium 177mg 415mg 7%
Iron 0.14mg 0.6mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.025mg 5%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.34mg 3%
Choline 14mg 28.8mg 3%
Folate 24µg 11µg 3%
Calories 47kcal 80kcal 2%
Protein 0.85g 1.82g 2%
Fructose 1.64g 2%
Phosphorus 21mg 34mg 2%
Carbs 12.02g 17.77g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.203mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Sodium 1mg 13mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.636mg 0.75mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 16mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 2g 1%
Net carbs 10.32g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 9.18g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin E 0.2mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.4 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 +114.1%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.8%
Contains more OtherOther +92.5%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

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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. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/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.