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Sweet potato vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and ginger

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A and vitamin B5; however, ginger is higher in copper.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 284% more than ginger.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more vitamin B5 than ginger. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, ginger has only 0.203mg.
  • Ginger has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
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 +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +134.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.203mg 12%
Copper 0.151mg 0.226mg 8%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.025mg 4%
Fiber 3g 2g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.16mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 43mg 4%
Choline 12.3mg 28.8mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 5mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 415mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 34mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.82g 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.75mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.154g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.75g 1%
Calcium 30mg 16mg 1%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.229mg 1%
Carbs 20.12g 17.77g 1%
Calories 86kcal 80kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 15.77g N/A
Iron 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.34mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.26mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Folate 11µg 11µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 CarbsCarbs +13.2%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 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 -91.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1000%

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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.