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Ginger vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ginger and pear different?

  • Ginger is higher than pear in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and iron.
  • Ginger covers your daily need for copper, 16% more than pear.
  • Ginger contains 6 times more magnesium than pear. Ginger contains 43mg of magnesium, while pear contains 7mg.
  • Pear has a higher glycemic index (38) than ginger (10).

Ginger root, raw and Pears, raw types were used 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
9
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%
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +514.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.8%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +377.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%

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
9
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%
Pear
2
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +365.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +451.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +464.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Pear DV% diff.
Copper 0.226mg 0.082mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.029mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 7mg 9%
Potassium 415mg 116mg 9%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.048mg 8%
Iron 0.6mg 0.18mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 4.4µg 4%
Choline 28.8mg 5.1mg 4%
Fiber 2g 3.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.161mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.049mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 12mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.36g 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.1mg 2%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 0.022g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.026mg 1%
Calories 80kcal 57kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 17.77g 15.23g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.14g 1%
Vitamin C 5mg 4.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.012mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 9mg 1%
Sodium 13mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 15.77g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 9.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +405.6%
Contains more FatsFats +435.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +148.4%
~equal in Water ~83.96g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.2%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients
  2. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.