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Sweet onion vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sweet onions and ginger

  • The amount of copper, potassium, magnesium, and manganese in ginger is higher than in sweet onions.
  • Ginger covers your daily copper needs 19% more than sweet onions.
  • Ginger has 3 times less sugar than sweet onions. Sweet onions have 5.02g of sugar, while ginger has 1.7g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, sweet, 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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
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 +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248.7%
Contains more IronIron +130.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +201.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Ginger
Ginger
5
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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +463.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~5mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.056mg 0.226mg 19%
Potassium 119mg 415mg 9%
Magnesium 9mg 43mg 8%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.229mg 7%
Iron 0.26mg 0.6mg 4%
Fiber 0.9g 2g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.75mg 4%
Choline 5.5mg 28.8mg 4%
Carbs 7.55g 17.77g 3%
Folate 23µg 11µg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Calories 32kcal 80kcal 2%
Protein 0.8g 1.82g 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.16mg 2%
Fats 0.08g 0.75g 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.034mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 5mg 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 20mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 8mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 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 +15.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.5%
Contains more FatsFats +837.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135.4%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.