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Ginger vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ginger and flour?

  • Ginger is higher in copper and potassium, yet flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 63% more.
  • Ginger has 4 times more potassium than flour. While ginger has 415mg of potassium, flour has only 107mg.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Ginger root, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types in this article.

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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
3
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%
Flour
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.9%
Contains more IronIron +673.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg

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
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 17% 0% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Flour
Flour
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1352.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +687.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1563.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.785mg 63%
Selenium 0.7µg 33.9µg 60%
Iron 0.6mg 4.64mg 51%
Folate 11µg 183µg 43%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.494mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 5.904mg 32%
Carbs 17.77g 76.31g 20%
Manganese 0.229mg 0.682mg 20%
Protein 1.82g 10.33g 17%
Calories 80kcal 364kcal 14%
Phosphorus 34mg 108mg 11%
Potassium 415mg 107mg 9%
Copper 0.226mg 0.144mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.044mg 9%
Vitamin C 5mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.438mg 5%
Fiber 2g 2.7g 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.7mg 3%
Choline 28.8mg 10.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 0.413g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.06mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 440kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 125g 27g N/A
Fats 0.75g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 15.77g 73.61g N/A
Calcium 16mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 13mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.203g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
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
Flour
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +561.8%
Contains more OtherOther +67.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +467.6%
Contains more FatsFats +30.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +329.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
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
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +168.2%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.