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Tea vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tea and ginger

  • Tea has more manganese; however, ginger is higher in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, fiber, iron, vitamin C, and choline.
  • Ginger covers your daily need for copper, 24% more than tea.
  • Tea has 2 times more manganese than ginger. While tea has 0.392mg of manganese, ginger has only 0.229mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Tea
Tea
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2205.6%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1954.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tea
Tea
0
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.011mg 0.226mg 24%
Potassium 18mg 415mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.16mg 12%
Magnesium 2mg 43mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.229mg 7%
Iron 0.01mg 0.6mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Carbs 0.17g 17.77g 6%
Choline 0.3mg 28.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 1mg 34mg 5%
Calories 1kcal 80kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.203mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0.75mg 4%
Protein 0.06g 1.82g 4%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.025mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.203g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.154g 1%
Net carbs 0.17g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 4mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Ginger
4
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 +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2933.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10352.9%
Contains more OtherOther +413.3%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.