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Pea soup vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pea soup and ginger

  • Pea soup is higher in selenium, yet ginger is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and magnesium.
  • Pea soup covers your daily sodium needs 14% more than ginger.
  • Pea soup contains 5 times more selenium than ginger. While pea soup contains 3.6µg of selenium, ginger contains only 0.7µg.
  • The amount of sodium in ginger is lower.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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 IronIron +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +414.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +186.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +484.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.229mg

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +118.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Ginger DV% diff.
Sodium 336mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.16mg 11%
Potassium 71mg 415mg 10%
Copper 0.146mg 0.226mg 9%
Magnesium 15mg 43mg 7%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.7µg 5%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 5mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.203mg 3%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.34mg 3%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Protein 3.2g 1.82g 3%
Choline 13.2mg 28.8mg 3%
Carbs 9.88g 17.77g 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.75mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.203g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.154g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.034mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 80kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.229mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 1.09g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 7.98g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 3.19g 1.7g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 2g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.154g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +75.8%
Contains more FatsFats +45.3%
Contains more OtherOther +66.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.9%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 +141.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.154g

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.