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Vegetable vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable and ginger

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, ginger is richer in copper, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 86% more than ginger.
  • Ginger has 235 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while ginger has 0.1µg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of ginger is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +36.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 EVitamin E +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23400%
Contains more FolateFolate +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.1µg 20%
Copper 0.083mg 0.226mg 16%
Fiber 4.4g 2g 10%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.229mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.16mg 7%
Potassium 169mg 415mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.034mg 7%
Magnesium 22mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.025mg 4%
Iron 0.82mg 0.6mg 3%
Phosphorus 51mg 34mg 2%
Folate 19µg 11µg 2%
Carbs 13.09g 17.77g 2%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 1.82g 2%
Choline 24.1mg 28.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.203mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.154g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.75mg 1%
Calories 65kcal 80kcal 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.26mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 13mg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.34mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 1.7g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 ProteinProtein +57.1%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.8%
Contains more OtherOther +14.9%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -84.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.9%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.