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Wax gourd vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wax gourd and ginger

  • Wax gourd has more vitamin C; however, ginger is richer in copper, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and manganese.
  • Ginger covers your daily copper needs 23% more than wax gourd.
  • Ginger has 2 times less vitamin C than wax gourd. Wax gourd has 10.5mg of vitamin C, while ginger has 5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
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 +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8200%
Contains more IronIron +57.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +927.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +308.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 35% 0% 0% 1.6% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3%
Ginger
Ginger
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.022mg 0.226mg 23%
Potassium 5mg 415mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.16mg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.229mg 8%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 5mg 6%
Carbs 3.04g 17.77g 5%
Fiber 1g 2g 4%
Sodium 107mg 13mg 4%
Choline 4.9mg 28.8mg 4%
Calories 14kcal 80kcal 3%
Protein 0.4g 1.82g 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.034mg 3%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.34mg 2%
Phosphorus 17mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.1µg 2%
Folate 4µg 11µg 2%
Fats 0.2g 0.75g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.26mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.025mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.203g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 350kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 714g 125g N/A
Net carbs 2.04g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 1.7g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 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 +21.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +355%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +484.5%
Contains more OtherOther +156.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
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 -92.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75%

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.