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Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. ...Hippocrates |
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Nutritional Values of Ginger Root
Ginger root is commonly used as a spice in food and beverages such as ginger root beer and as a traditional medicine, especially in South Asia. It is used as a fresh root, root extract or powder form. Chemical components in ginger root include 6-Gingerol, 8-gingerol, 6-shogaol and 10-gingerol. The gingerols and other compounds (flavonoids) in ginger root extract have been shown to have antioxidant activity. Altogether about 50 types of antioxidants are identified in extract of ginger root.
Table: List of nutrients and their content in ginger root, raw. Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion.
| Nutrient |
Units
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Nutrient content per 100 grams
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| Water |
g
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78.89
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| Energy |
kcalorie
|
80
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| Energy |
kj
|
333
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| Protein |
g
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1.82
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| Total lipid (fat) |
g
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0.75
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| Ash |
g
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0.77
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| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
17.77
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| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
2.0
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| Sugars, total |
g
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1.70
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| Minerals | ||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
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16
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| Iron, Fe |
mg
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0.60
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| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
43
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| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
34
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| Potassium, K |
mg
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415
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| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
13
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| Zinc, Zn |
mg
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0.34
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| Copper, Cu |
mg
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0.226
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| Manganese, Mn |
mg
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0.229
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| Selenium, Se |
mcg
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0.7
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| Vitamins | ||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
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5.0
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| Thiamin |
mg
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0.025
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| Riboflavin |
mg
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0.034
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| Niacin |
mg
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0.750
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| Pantothenic acid |
mg
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0.203
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| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
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0.160
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| Folate, total |
mcg
|
11
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| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
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| Folate, food |
mcg
|
11
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| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
11
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| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
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0.00
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| Vitamin B-12, added |
mcg
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0.00
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| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
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0
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| Vitamin A, RAE |
mcg_RAE
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0
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| Retinol |
mcg
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0
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| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) |
mg
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0.26
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| Vitamin E, added |
mg
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0.00
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| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) |
mcg
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0.1
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| Lipids | ||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
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0.203
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| 4:0 |
g
|
0.000
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| 6:0 |
g
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0.000
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| 8:0 |
g
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0.007
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| 10:0 |
g
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0.000
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| 12:0 |
g
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0.039
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| 14:0 |
g
|
0.018
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| 16:0 |
g
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0.120
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| 18:0 |
g
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0.017
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| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
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0.154
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| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
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0.021
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| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
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0.119
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| 20:1 |
g
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0.007
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| 22:1 undifferentiated |
g
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0.000
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| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
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0.154
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| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
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0.120
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| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
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0.034
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| 18:4 |
g
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0.000
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| 20:4 undifferentiated |
g
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0.000
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| 20:5 n-3 |
g
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0.000
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| 22:5 n-3 |
g
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0.000
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| 22:6 n-3 |
g
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0.000
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| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
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| Phytosterols |
mg
|
15
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| Amino acids | ||
| Tryptophan |
g
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0.012
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| Threonine |
g
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0.036
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| Isoleucine |
g
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0.051
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| Leucine |
g
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0.074
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| Lysine |
g
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0.057
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| Methionine |
g
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0.013
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| Cystine |
g
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0.008
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| Phenylalanine |
g
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0.045
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| Tyrosine |
g
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0.020
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| Valine |
g
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0.073
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| Arginine |
g
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0.043
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| Histidine |
g
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0.030
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| Alanine |
g
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0.031
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| Aspartic acid |
g
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0.208
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| Glutamic acid |
g
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0.162
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| Glycine |
g
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0.043
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| Proline |
g
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0.041
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| Serine |
g
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0.045
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| Other | ||
| Alcohol, ethyl |
g
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0.0
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| Caffeine |
mg
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0
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| Theobromine |
mg
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0
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| Carotene, beta |
mcg
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0
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| Carotene, alpha |
mcg
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0
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| Cryptoxanthin, beta |
mcg
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0
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| Lycopene |
mcg
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0
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| Lutein + zeaxanthin |
mcg
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0
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Ginger roo nutrition facts source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19 (2006)
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