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Pecan vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and ginger different?

  • Pecan is higher than ginger in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 186% more than ginger.
  • Pecan contains 30 times more saturated fat than ginger. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while ginger contains 0.203g.

Nuts, pecans 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.
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Ginger
0
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 +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more IronIron +321.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +431%
Contains more ZincZinc +1232.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +714.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1865.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +442.9%
~equal in Potassium ~415mg

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.
Pecan
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Ginger
1
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 EVitamin E +438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +354.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Ginger DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.229mg 186%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.154g 143%
Fats 71.97g 0.75g 110%
Copper 1.2mg 0.226mg 108%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.154g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.025mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.34mg 38%
Phosphorus 277mg 34mg 35%
Calories 691kcal 80kcal 31%
Fiber 9.6g 2g 30%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.203g 27%
Iron 2.53mg 0.6mg 24%
Magnesium 121mg 43mg 19%
Protein 9.17g 1.82g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.203mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.26mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.034mg 7%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.7µg 6%
Calcium 70mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.16mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.1µg 3%
Folate 22µg 11µg 3%
Choline 40.5mg 28.8mg 2%
Carbs 13.86g 17.77g 1%
Sodium 0mg 13mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 15.77g N/A
Potassium 410mg 415mg 0%
Sugar 3.97g 1.7g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.03mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 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 +403.8%
Contains more FatsFats +9496%
Contains more OtherOther +92.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.2%
Contains more WaterWater +2141.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 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 +26394.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13935.1%
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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.