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Ground beef vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground beef and ginger

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while ginger has more copper.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Ginger root, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more IronIron +278.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1617.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +388.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2628.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +152.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2444.4%

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.
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +436.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.34mg 50%
Protein 23.87g 1.82g 44%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.7µg 33%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.203g 27%
Fats 15.37g 0.75g 22%
Iron 2.27mg 0.6mg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.75mg 20%
Phosphorus 166mg 34mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.154g 18%
Copper 0.079mg 0.226mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.16mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.034mg 11%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.229mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 80kcal 8%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Choline 73.2mg 28.8mg 8%
Magnesium 17mg 43mg 6%
Carbs 0g 17.77g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.203mg 6%
Potassium 241mg 415mg 5%
Sodium 73mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.154g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.025mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.26mg 1%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 15.77g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.03mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +1211.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1949.3%
Contains more OtherOther +210.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4654.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +164.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.