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Hummus vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hummus and ginger

  • Hummus is richer than ginger in copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, folate, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for hummus is 33% higher.
  • Hummus contains 29 times more sodium than ginger. Hummus contains 379mg of sodium, while ginger contains 13mg.

Food types used in this article are Hummus, commercial 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.
Hummus
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more IronIron +306.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +438.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +417.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +271.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%

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.
Hummus
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
Ginger
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.527mg 0.226mg 33%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.229mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0.154g 23%
Iron 2.44mg 0.6mg 23%
Phosphorus 176mg 34mg 20%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Fiber 6g 2g 16%
Sodium 379mg 13mg 16%
Fats 9.6g 0.75g 14%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.34mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.025mg 13%
Protein 7.9g 1.82g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0.154g 10%
Magnesium 71mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0.203g 6%
Potassium 228mg 415mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Calories 166kcal 80kcal 4%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.16mg 3%
Calcium 38mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.75mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.203mg 1%
Carbs 14.29g 17.77g 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +334.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1180%
Contains more OtherOther +110.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
Ginger
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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 +2522.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2246.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.9%

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/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.

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