Rye vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are rye and ginger different?
- Rye is higher than ginger in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B2.
- Rye covers your daily need for manganese, 102% more than ginger.
- Rye contains 20 times more selenium than ginger. Rye contains 13.9µg of selenium, while ginger contains 0.7µg.
- Rye has a higher glycemic index (34) than ginger (10).
Rye grain 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +155.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +22.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +338.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +62.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +679.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +876.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -84.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1025.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1885.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +226.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1164% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +638.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +469.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +617.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +83.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5800% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +245.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 2.577mg | 0.229mg | 102% |
Fiber | 15.1g | 2g | 52% |
Phosphorus | 332mg | 34mg | 43% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.456mg | 0.203mg | 25% |
Iron | 2.63mg | 0.6mg | 25% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.316mg | 0.025mg | 24% |
Selenium | 13.9µg | 0.7µg | 24% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.27mg | 0.75mg | 22% |
Zinc | 2.65mg | 0.34mg | 21% |
Carbs | 75.86g | 17.77g | 19% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.251mg | 0.034mg | 17% |
Protein | 10.34g | 1.82g | 17% |
Magnesium | 110mg | 43mg | 16% |
Copper | 0.367mg | 0.226mg | 16% |
Calories | 338kcal | 80kcal | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.294mg | 0.16mg | 10% |
Folate | 38µg | 11µg | 7% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 5mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 5.9µg | 0.1µg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.85mg | 0.26mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.767g | 0.154g | 4% |
Potassium | 510mg | 415mg | 3% |
Calcium | 24mg | 16mg | 1% |
Fats | 1.63g | 0.75g | 1% |
Net carbs | 60.76g | 15.77g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.98g | 1.7g | N/A |
Sodium | 2mg | 13mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.203g | 0% |
Choline | 30.4mg | 28.8mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.208g | 0.154g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.108mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.289mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.208mg | 0.051mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.563mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.286mg | 0.057mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.153mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.435mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.317mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.189mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.11g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +468.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +117.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +326.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +103.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +644.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +35.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +398.1% |
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Saturated fat
~0.203g