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Chayote vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chayote and ginger

  • Chayote is higher in folate, yet ginger is higher in copper, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Chayote covers your daily folate needs 21% more than ginger.
  • Chayote contains 2 times more zinc than ginger. While chayote contains 0.74mg of zinc, ginger contains only 0.34mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Chayote, fruit, 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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 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 ZincZinc +117.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
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 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4000%
Contains more FolateFolate +745.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Ginger DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 11µg 21%
Copper 0.123mg 0.226mg 11%
Potassium 125mg 415mg 9%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.16mg 6%
Carbs 4.51g 17.77g 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.34mg 4%
Choline 9.2mg 28.8mg 4%
Calories 19kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 5mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.1µg 3%
Protein 0.82g 1.82g 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 34mg 2%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.229mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.75mg 2%
Fats 0.13g 0.75g 1%
Fiber 1.7g 2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.26mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.203mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.154g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 232kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 526g 125g N/A
Net carbs 2.81g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.034mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 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 +19.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +122%
Contains more FatsFats +476.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +294%
Contains more OtherOther +156.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 -86.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +170.2%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.