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Pineapple vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pineapple and ginger

  • Pineapple has more vitamin C and manganese; however, ginger has more copper, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Pineapple's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 48% more.
  • Pineapple has 6 times more sugar than ginger. Pineapple has 9.85g of sugar, while ginger has 1.7g.
  • Pineapple has a higher glycemic index than ginger.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pineapple, raw, all varieties 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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Ginger
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 less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +304.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.7%
Contains more IronIron +106.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
Ginger
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 CVitamin C +856%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +216%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.034mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.203mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 5mg 48%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.229mg 30%
Copper 0.11mg 0.226mg 13%
Potassium 109mg 415mg 9%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.025mg 5%
Choline 5.5mg 28.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.16mg 4%
Iron 0.29mg 0.6mg 4%
Phosphorus 8mg 34mg 4%
Protein 0.54g 1.82g 3%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Fiber 1.4g 2g 2%
Carbs 13.12g 17.77g 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.75mg 2%
Folate 18µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.26mg 2%
Calories 50kcal 80kcal 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0.203g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.75g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.154g 1%
Sodium 1mg 13mg 1%
Net carbs 11.72g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 13mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.203mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Ginger
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 +237%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.4%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Ginger
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1084.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +285%

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/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.