Ginger vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ginger and vegetable

Ginger has more copper, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 86% more than ginger.
Vegetable has 3 times less copper than ginger. Ginger has 0.226mg of copper, while vegetable has 0.083mg.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of ginger is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ginger root, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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

Vegetable

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+172.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+36.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.5%

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

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+184%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	214µg	24%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	23.5µg	20%
Copper	0.226mg	0.083mg	16%
Fiber	2g	4.4g	10%
Potassium	415mg	169mg	7%
Manganese	0.229mg	0.379mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.12mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.16mg	0.074mg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	22mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.071mg	4%
Iron	0.6mg	0.82mg	3%
Protein	1.82g	2.86g	2%
Vitamin C	5mg	3.2mg	2%
Carbs	17.77g	13.09g	2%
Phosphorus	34mg	51mg	2%
Folate	11µg	19µg	2%
Calories	80kcal	65kcal	1%
Fats	0.75g	0.15g	1%
Calcium	16mg	25mg	1%
Zinc	0.34mg	0.49mg	1%
Sodium	13mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.38mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.75mg	0.851mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.203mg	0.151mg	1%
Choline	28.8mg	24.1mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.203g	0.031g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.154g	0.072g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	440kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	125g	154g	N/A
Net carbs	15.77g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	1.7g	3.12g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.154g	0.01g	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.036mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.074mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.057mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.045mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.073mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.073mg	0%