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Ginger vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ginger and soba

  • Ginger has more copper, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin C, while soba has more manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Ginger's daily need coverage for copper is 24% higher.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of ginger is 10, while the glycemic index of soba is 46.

The food types used in this comparison are Ginger root, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked.

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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%
Soba
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1085.7%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +2725%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.3%

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
8
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%
Soba
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +276%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Soba DV% diff.
Copper 0.226mg 0.008mg 24%
Potassium 415mg 35mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.04mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.094mg 6%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.374mg 6%
Vitamin C 5mg 0mg 6%
Protein 1.82g 5.06g 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Sodium 13mg 60mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.48mg 2%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.51mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.235mg 1%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 0.019g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 0.031g 1%
Calories 80kcal 99kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.026mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 4mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 17.77g 21.44g 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.1g 1%
Phosphorus 34mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 15.77g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more OtherOther +97.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +178%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.7%
~equal in Water ~73.01g

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
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +396.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.