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Vine spinach (basella) vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between vine spinach (basella) and ginger

  • Vine spinach (basella) has more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, vitamin B6, and magnesium; however, ginger is higher in copper.
  • Vine spinach (basella) covers your daily need for vitamin A, 160% more than ginger.
  • Vine spinach (basella) has 20 times more vitamin C than ginger. While vine spinach (basella) has 102mg of vitamin C, ginger has only 5mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Vinespinach, (basella), 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 46% 33% 45% 45% 36% 12% 22% 3.1% 96% 4.4%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +51.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +581.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.9%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.8%

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 340% 133% 0% 0% 13% 36% 9.4% 3.2% 55% 0% 0% 105% 0%
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 +1940%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +355.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +1172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vine spinach (basella) Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 102mg 5mg 108%
Vitamin A 400µg 0µg 44%
Folate 140µg 11µg 32%
Manganese 0.735mg 0.229mg 22%
Copper 0.107mg 0.226mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.034mg 9%
Calcium 109mg 16mg 9%
Fiber 2g 8%
Iron 1.2mg 0.6mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.16mg 6%
Magnesium 65mg 43mg 5%
Carbs 3.4g 17.77g 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Potassium 510mg 415mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.203mg 3%
Phosphorus 52mg 34mg 3%
Calories 19kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Zinc 0.43mg 0.34mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Protein 1.8g 1.82g 0%
Net carbs 3.4g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 24mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.053mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.101mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.086mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.085mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 1.4 g
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 +18%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g

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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. Vine spinach (basella) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170474/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.

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