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Winter squash vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between winter squash and ginger

  • Winter squash has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, ginger is richer in copper, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Winter squash covers your daily vitamin A needs 104% more than ginger.
  • Ginger has 2 times less vitamin C than winter squash. Winter squash has 9.6mg of vitamin C, while ginger has 5mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, 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 9.3% 6.6% 21% 17% 27% 6% 8.1% 0.13% 24% 2.2%
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 +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.2%
Contains more IronIron +36.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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 32% 87% 2.4% 0% 4% 15% 9.3% 14% 37% 0% 11% 15% 5.8%
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 CVitamin C +92%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +171.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.16mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter squash Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Copper 0.082mg 0.226mg 16%
Magnesium 13mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 5mg 5%
Potassium 241mg 415mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.067mg 0.034mg 3%
Choline 10.6mg 28.8mg 3%
Carbs 8.85g 17.77g 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Calories 37kcal 80kcal 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.75mg 2%
Iron 0.44mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 20µg 11µg 2%
Protein 0.89g 1.82g 2%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.229mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.234mg 0.203mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.072g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.025mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.26mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 13mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.34mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.35g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 6.05g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.16mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 8.85 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 0.7 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 +13.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.5%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.8%
~equal in Other ~0.77g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.072 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 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 -64.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.154g

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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. Winter squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170490/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.