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Ginger vs. Custard apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ginger and custard apple

  • Ginger has more magnesium; however, custard apple has more vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Custard apple's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.
  • Ginger has 2 times more magnesium than custard apple. Ginger has 43mg of magnesium, while custard apple has 18mg.
  • Custard apple has a higher glycemic index than ginger.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ginger root, raw and Custard-apple, (bullock's-heart), 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.
Ginger
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 9% 34% 27% 0% 0% 9% 0.52% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.2%
~equal in Potassium ~382mg

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
6
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%
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 64% 0.67% 0% 0% 20% 23% 9.4% 8.1% 51% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +284%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Custard apple DV% diff.
Copper 0.226mg 25%
Vitamin C 5mg 19.2mg 16%
Manganese 0.229mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.1mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.221mg 5%
Folate 11µg 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Fiber 2g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.5mg 2%
Carbs 17.77g 25.2g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.135mg 1%
Calories 80kcal 101kcal 1%
Iron 0.6mg 0.71mg 1%
Potassium 415mg 382mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 30mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.7g 0%
Fats 0.75g 0.6g 0%
Net carbs 15.77g 22.8g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 13mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.203g 0.231g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
3
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
2% 25% 72%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 25.2 g
Water: 71.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.8%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.7g
~equal in Water ~71.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
3
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients
  2. Custard apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171725/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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