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Flour vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flour and ginger?

  • Flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus, yet ginger is higher in copper and potassium.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 63% more.
  • Flour has 48 times more selenium than ginger. While flour has 33.9µg of selenium, ginger has only 0.7µg.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Ginger root, raw types in this article.

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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.
Flour
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Ginger
Ginger
3
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 IronIron +673.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.9%
~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.
Flour
Flour
6
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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Ginger
Ginger
3
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 B1Vitamin B1 +3040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1352.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +687.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1563.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.025mg 63%
Selenium 33.9µg 0.7µg 60%
Iron 4.64mg 0.6mg 51%
Folate 183µg 11µg 43%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.034mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.75mg 32%
Carbs 76.31g 17.77g 20%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.229mg 20%
Protein 10.33g 1.82g 17%
Calories 364kcal 80kcal 14%
Phosphorus 108mg 34mg 11%
Potassium 107mg 415mg 9%
Copper 0.144mg 0.226mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.16mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.203mg 5%
Fiber 2.7g 2g 3%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.34mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 28.8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.154g 2%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.26mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 352kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 125g N/A
Fats 0.98g 0.75g 0%
Net carbs 73.61g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.203g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Ginger
Ginger
2
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 ProteinProtein +467.6%
Contains more FatsFats +30.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +329.4%
Contains more WaterWater +561.8%
Contains more OtherOther +67.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Ginger
Ginger
1
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 -23.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +168.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.