Ginger vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ginger and chicken fingers?

Ginger is higher in copper, yet chicken fingers are higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
Chicken fingers' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 47% more.
Ginger has 3 times more copper than chicken fingers. While ginger has 0.226mg of copper, chicken fingers have only 0.069mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ginger is lower.
The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Ginger root, raw and Fast foods, chicken tenders 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.

Ginger

Chicken fingers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+227.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%

Contains more IronIron	+21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+108.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+729.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2400%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.228mg

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.

Ginger

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+354.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1119.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+426.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+995.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+512.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+51.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.75mg	8.217mg	47%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.154g	5.783g	38%
Phosphorus	34mg	282mg	35%
Protein	1.82g	19.22g	35%
Sodium	13mg	769mg	33%
Selenium	0.7µg	17.5µg	31%
Vitamin B5	0.203mg	1.244mg	21%
Fats	0.75g	13.95g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.16mg	0.426mg	20%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	3.17mg	19%
Copper	0.226mg	0.069mg	17%
Cholesterol	0mg	48mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.154g	4.83g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.179mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.203g	2.493g	10%
Calories	80kcal	271kcal	10%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.11mg	7%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	8µg	7%
Vitamin C	5mg	1.1mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	28mg	4%
Fiber	2g	1.2g	3%
Zinc	0.34mg	0.71mg	3%
Choline	28.8mg	43.7mg	3%
Folate	11µg	19µg	2%
Iron	0.6mg	0.73mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Potassium	415mg	373mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Net carbs	15.77g	16.05g	N/A
Carbs	17.77g	17.25g	0%
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	1.7g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.229mg	0.228mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	0.036mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	0.074mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.057mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.045mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	0.073mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A