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Ginger vs. Salsify raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ginger and salsify raw

  • Ginger has more copper; however, salsify raw is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Ginger covers your daily need for copper, 15% more than salsify raw.
  • Ginger has 2 times more magnesium than salsify raw. While ginger has 43mg of magnesium, salsify raw has only 23mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ginger root, raw and Salsify, (vegetable oyster), 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
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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 16% 18% 34% 26% 30% 10% 32% 2.6% 35% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
~equal in Potassium ~380mg

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
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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 27% 0% 0% 0% 20% 51% 9.4% 22% 64% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +547.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Salsify raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.226mg 0.089mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.22mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.277mg 9%
Phosphorus 34mg 75mg 6%
Fiber 2g 3.3g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.08mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 43mg 23mg 5%
Calcium 16mg 60mg 4%
Folate 11µg 26µg 4%
Vitamin C 5mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.371mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 3.3g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.268mg 2%
Potassium 415mg 380mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 0.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.2g 1%
Calories 80kcal 82kcal 0%
Carbs 17.77g 18.6g 0%
Net carbs 15.77g 15.3g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.34mg 0.38mg 0%
Sodium 13mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.8µg 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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
3% 19% 77%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 18.6 g
Water: 77 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.3%
Contains more OtherOther +16.9%
~equal in Carbs ~18.6g
~equal in Water ~77g

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. Salsify raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169277/nutrients

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

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