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Ginger vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ginger and walnut

  • Ginger contains less copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and folate than walnut.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 151% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in ginger is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Ginger root, raw and Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +267.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +512.5%
Contains more IronIron +385%
Contains more CopperCopper +601.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +808.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +917.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1390.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
~equal in Potassium ~441mg

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
1
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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1264%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2600%
Contains more FolateFolate +790.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 47.174g 313%
Copper 0.226mg 1.586mg 151%
Manganese 0.229mg 3.414mg 138%
Fats 0.75g 65.21g 99%
Phosphorus 34mg 346mg 45%
Calories 80kcal 654kcal 29%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.537mg 29%
Iron 0.6mg 2.91mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.203g 6.126g 27%
Magnesium 43mg 158mg 27%
Protein 1.82g 15.23g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.341mg 26%
Zinc 0.34mg 3.09mg 25%
Folate 11µg 98µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 8.933g 22%
Fiber 2g 6.7g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.15mg 9%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.9µg 8%
Calcium 16mg 98mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.57mg 7%
Vitamin C 5mg 1.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 1.125mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.7µg 2%
Choline 28.8mg 39.2mg 2%
Potassium 415mg 441mg 1%
Carbs 17.77g 13.71g 1%
Net carbs 15.77g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 13mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
2
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1838.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +736.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8594.7%
Contains more OtherOther +131.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
1
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5700.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30532.5%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients

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

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