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Garden rhubarb vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between garden rhubarb and ginger

  • Garden rhubarb has more vitamin K and calcium; however, ginger is higher in copper, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily need for vitamin K, 24% more than ginger.
  • Garden rhubarb has 5 times more calcium than ginger. While garden rhubarb has 86mg of calcium, ginger has only 16mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rhubarb, raw 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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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 more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.1%
Contains more IronIron +172.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +976.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.8%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +372.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.1µg 24%
Copper 0.021mg 0.226mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.16mg 10%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Calcium 86mg 16mg 7%
Iron 0.22mg 0.6mg 5%
Carbs 4.54g 17.77g 4%
Potassium 288mg 415mg 4%
Choline 6.1mg 28.8mg 4%
Calories 21kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin C 8mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.75mg 3%
Phosphorus 14mg 34mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.203mg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.229mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.203g 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.75g 1%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 2.74g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 4mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 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 WaterWater +18.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.2%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +291.4%
~equal in Other ~0.77g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 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 -73.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +294.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.6%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.