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Radish vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between radish and ginger

  • Radish is higher in vitamin C, yet ginger is higher in copper, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Ginger covers your daily copper needs 20% more than radish.
  • Radish contains 3 times more vitamin C than ginger. While radish contains 14.8mg of vitamin C, ginger contains only 5mg.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Radishes, 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.
Radish
Radish
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Ginger
Ginger
9
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.1%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +352%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
Radish
Radish
4
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19%
Ginger
Ginger
5
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 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1200%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radish Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.05mg 0.226mg 20%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 5mg 11%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Manganese 0.069mg 0.229mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.16mg 7%
Carbs 3.4g 17.77g 5%
Potassium 233mg 415mg 5%
Folate 25µg 11µg 4%
Choline 6.5mg 28.8mg 4%
Calories 16kcal 80kcal 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 0.75mg 3%
Protein 0.68g 1.82g 2%
Fiber 1.6g 2g 2%
Phosphorus 20mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.26mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Calcium 25mg 16mg 1%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.34mg 1%
Sodium 39mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.203mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.154g 1%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 235kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 625g 125g N/A
Net carbs 1.8g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.86g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.034mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.02mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Ginger
Ginger
4
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 +20.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.6%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.6%
Contains more OtherOther +40%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Radish
Radish
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Ginger
Ginger
2
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 -84.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +805.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.8%

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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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.