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Salsify raw vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between salsify raw and ginger

  • Salsify raw has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and fiber; however, ginger is higher in copper.
  • Ginger covers your daily need for copper, 15% more than salsify raw.
  • Salsify raw has 6 times more vitamin B2 than ginger. While salsify raw has 0.22mg of vitamin B2, ginger has only 0.034mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Salsify, (vegetable oyster), 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 16% 18% 34% 26% 30% 10% 32% 2.6% 35% 4.4%
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 +275%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35%
~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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 20% 51% 9.4% 22% 64% 0% 0% 20% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +547.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsify raw Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.089mg 0.226mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.034mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.16mg 9%
Phosphorus 75mg 34mg 6%
Fiber 3.3g 2g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.025mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 43mg 5%
Calcium 60mg 16mg 4%
Folate 26µg 11µg 4%
Vitamin C 8mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.203mg 3%
Protein 3.3g 1.82g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.229mg 2%
Potassium 380mg 415mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 0.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.75g 1%
Calories 82kcal 80kcal 0%
Carbs 18.6g 17.77g 0%
Net carbs 15.3g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.38mg 0.34mg 0%
Sodium 20mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 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% 19% 77%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 18.6 g
Water: 77 g
Other: 0.9 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 +81.3%
Contains more OtherOther +16.9%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
~equal in Carbs ~17.77g
~equal in Water ~78.89g

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. Salsify raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169277/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.

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