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Ginger vs. Jujube — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ginger and jujube

  • Ginger has more copper, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B6; however, jujube has more vitamin C.
  • Jujube's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 71% more.
  • Ginger has 4 times more magnesium than jujube. Ginger has 43mg of magnesium, while jujube has 10mg.
  • Jujube has a higher glycemic index than ginger.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ginger root, raw and Jujube, 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
8
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%
Jujube
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%

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
7
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%
Jujube
4
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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Jujube DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5mg 69mg 71%
Copper 0.226mg 0.073mg 17%
Fiber 2g 8%
Magnesium 43mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.081mg 6%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.084mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Potassium 415mg 250mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.05mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.48mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 21mg 1%
Carbs 17.77g 20.23g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.9mg 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Calories 80kcal 79kcal 0%
Net carbs 15.77g 20.23g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 13mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 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
Ginger
4
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Jujube
1
20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.7%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more OtherOther +51%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.8%
~equal in Water ~77.86g

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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. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/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.