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Feijoa vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between feijoa and ginger

  • Feijoa has more vitamin C and fiber; however, ginger is richer in copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, and iron.
  • Feijoa covers your daily vitamin C needs 31% more than ginger.
  • Ginger has 5 times less sugar than feijoa. Feijoa has 8.2g of sugar, while ginger has 1.7g.
  • Feijoa has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of feijoa is 31, while the glycemic index of ginger is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Feijoa, raw 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.
Feijoa
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.3%
Contains more IronIron +328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.6%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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.
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 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 +558%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feijoa Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 32.9mg 5mg 31%
Copper 0.036mg 0.226mg 21%
Fiber 6.4g 2g 18%
Magnesium 9mg 43mg 8%
Potassium 172mg 415mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.16mg 7%
Iron 0.14mg 0.6mg 6%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.229mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.1µg 3%
Folate 23µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.025mg 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 34mg 2%
Protein 0.71g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.203mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.034mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 80kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.42g 0.75g 1%
Carbs 15.21g 17.77g 1%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 8.81g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 8.2g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 3mg 13mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.104g 0.203g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.136g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.03mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 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 +156.3%
Contains more FatsFats +78.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.6%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
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 -48.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.2%

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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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