Ginger vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ginger and asparagus?

Ginger is higher in magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet asparagus is higher in vitamin K, iron, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 35% more.
Ginger has 3 times more magnesium than asparagus. While ginger has 43mg of magnesium, asparagus has only 14mg.
The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Ginger root, raw and Asparagus, 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.

Ginger

Asparagus

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+105.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+256.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+228.6%

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

Asparagus

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+75.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+12%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+334.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+472%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+314.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+372.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.1µg	41.6µg	35%
Iron	0.6mg	2.14mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.143mg	10%
Folate	11µg	52µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.141mg	8%
Magnesium	43mg	14mg	7%
Potassium	415mg	202mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	1.13mg	6%
Carbs	17.77g	3.88g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.16mg	0.091mg	5%
Copper	0.226mg	0.189mg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	38µg	4%
Calories	80kcal	20kcal	3%
Phosphorus	34mg	52mg	3%
Manganese	0.229mg	0.158mg	3%
Selenium	0.7µg	2.3µg	3%
Zinc	0.34mg	0.54mg	2%
Choline	28.8mg	16mg	2%
Protein	1.82g	2.2g	1%
Fats	0.75g	0.12g	1%
Vitamin C	5mg	5.6mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.75mg	0.978mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.203mg	0.274mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.203g	0.04g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.154g	0.05g	1%
Fructose		1g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	440kcal	91kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	125g	500g	N/A
Net carbs	15.77g	1.78g	N/A
Sugar	1.7g	1.88g	N/A
Fiber	2g	2.1g	0%
Sodium	13mg	2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.154g	0g	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.036mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.075mg	0%
Leucine	0.074mg	0.128mg	0%
Lysine	0.057mg	0.104mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.045mg	0.075mg	0%
Valine	0.073mg	0.115mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.049mg	0%