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Ginger vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ginger and sweet onion

  • The amount of copper, potassium, magnesium, and manganese in ginger is higher than in sweet onion.
  • Ginger covers your daily copper needs 19% more than sweet onion.
  • Sweet onion has 6 times less vitamin B3 than ginger. Ginger has 0.75mg of vitamin B3, while sweet onion has 0.133mg.
  • Ginger contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ginger root, raw and Onions, sweet, 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248.7%
Contains more IronIron +130.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +201.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.5%

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
Ginger
6
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +463.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.8mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Sweet onion DV% diff.
Copper 0.226mg 0.056mg 19%
Potassium 415mg 119mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.076mg 7%
Choline 28.8mg 5.5mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.133mg 4%
Fiber 2g 0.9g 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Folate 11µg 23µg 3%
Carbs 17.77g 7.55g 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.098mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 0.8g 2%
Calories 80kcal 32kcal 2%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.041mg 1%
Phosphorus 34mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.08g 1%
Vitamin C 5mg 4.8mg 0%
Net carbs 15.77g 6.65g N/A
Calcium 16mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 13mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.5%
Contains more FatsFats +837.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135.4%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.