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Star anise vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are star anise and ginger different?

  • Star anise is higher than ginger in iron, manganese, copper, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Star anise covers your daily need for iron, 455% more than ginger.
  • Star anise contains 40 times more calcium than ginger. Star anise contains 646mg of calcium, while ginger contains 16mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index (89) than ginger (10).

Spices, anise seed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +295.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3937.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.2%
Contains more IronIron +6060%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1458.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1194.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +904.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +614.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.8%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 +320%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +752.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +308%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +306.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Ginger DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.6mg 455%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.229mg 90%
Copper 0.91mg 0.226mg 76%
Calcium 646mg 16mg 63%
Phosphorus 440mg 34mg 58%
Fiber 14.6g 2g 50%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.34mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.16mg 38%
Protein 17.6g 1.82g 32%
Potassium 1441mg 415mg 30%
Magnesium 170mg 43mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.025mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.154g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.75g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.154g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.034mg 20%
Vitamin C 21mg 5mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.75mg 14%
Calories 337kcal 80kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.203mg 12%
Carbs 50.02g 17.77g 11%
Selenium 5µg 0.7µg 8%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.203g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Net carbs 35.42g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 16mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 10µg 11µg 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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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 +867%
Contains more FatsFats +2020%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.5%
Contains more OtherOther +801.3%
Contains more WaterWater +726.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6250.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1945.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.