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Jerky vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerky and ginger different?

  • Jerky is higher than ginger in zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, selenium, and choline.
  • Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 90% more than ginger.
  • Ginger is lower in cholesterol.

Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Ginger root, raw types were used 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.
Jerky
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Ginger
2
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 +18.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.9%
Contains more IronIron +803.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2285.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1097.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1428.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.226mg

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.
Jerky
10
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% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
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 EVitamin E +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +516%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1118.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +278.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Ginger DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 13mg 90%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.34mg 71%
Protein 33.2g 1.82g 63%
Iron 5.42mg 0.6mg 60%
Phosphorus 407mg 34mg 53%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0.203g 48%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0µg 41%
Fats 25.6g 0.75g 38%
Folate 134µg 11µg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0.154g 28%
Selenium 10.7µg 0.7µg 18%
Calories 410kcal 80kcal 17%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Choline 109.1mg 28.8mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.025mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.034mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0.154g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0.75mg 6%
Potassium 597mg 415mg 5%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.229mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0.1µg 2%
Carbs 11g 17.77g 2%
Magnesium 51mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.203mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0.16mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 20mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 9g 1.7g N/A
Copper 0.227mg 0.226mg 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
Jerky
3
33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +1724.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3313.3%
Contains more OtherOther +788.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.5%
Contains more WaterWater +237.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7240.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +556.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.