Nutrition reference
Ginger Root, Raw
Ginger Root, Raw is published in Vegetables and Vegetable Products as SR Legacy data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 80 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 3 household portion references for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.
21.7Calorie Percentile
5Similar Foods Count
Key facts
- Serving size
- 100 g reference basis
- Calories
- 80.0
- Food category
- Vegetables and Vegetable Products
- Food class
- FinalFood
- Food data type
- SR Legacy
- Publication date
- 4/1/2019
- Historical reference
- No
- Nutrients
Alanine 0.031 g Alcohol, ethyl 0.0 g Arginine 0.043 g Ash 0.77 g Aspartic acid 0.208 g Caffeine 0.0 mg Calcium, Ca 16.0 mg Carbohydrate, by difference 17.8 g Carotene, alpha 0.0 µg Carotene, beta 0.0 µg Cholesterol 0.0 mg Choline, total 28.8 mg Copper, Cu 0.226 mg Cryptoxanthin, beta 0.0 µg Cystine 0.008 g Energy 80.0 kcal Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.154 g Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.154 g Fatty acids, total saturated 0.203 g Fatty acids, total trans 0.0 g Fiber, total dietary 2.0 g Folate, DFE 11.0 µg Folate, food 11.0 µg Folate, total 11.0 µg Folic acid 0.0 µg Glutamic acid 0.162 g Glycine 0.043 g Histidine 0.03 g Iron, Fe 0.6 mg Isoleucine 0.051 g Leucine 0.074 g Lutein + zeaxanthin 0.0 µg Lycopene 0.0 µg Lysine 0.057 g MUFA 16:1 0.021 g MUFA 18:1 0.119 g MUFA 20:1 0.007 g MUFA 22:1 0.0 g Magnesium, Mg 43.0 mg Manganese, Mn 0.229 mg Methionine 0.013 g Niacin 0.75 mg PUFA 18:2 0.12 g PUFA 18:3 0.034 g PUFA 18:4 0.0 g PUFA 20:4 0.0 g PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) 0.0 g PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) 0.0 g PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) 0.0 g Pantothenic acid 0.203 mg Phenylalanine 0.045 g Phosphorus, P 34.0 mg Phytosterols 15.0 mg Potassium, K 415 mg Proline 0.041 g Protein 1.82 g Retinol 0.0 µg Riboflavin 0.034 mg SFA 10:0 0.0 g SFA 12:0 0.039 g SFA 14:0 0.018 g SFA 16:0 0.12 g SFA 18:0 0.017 g SFA 4:0 0.0 g SFA 6:0 0.0 g SFA 8:0 0.007 g Selenium, Se 0.7 µg Serine 0.045 g Sodium, Na 13.0 mg Theobromine 0.0 mg Thiamin 0.025 mg Threonine 0.036 g Total Sugars 1.7 g Total lipid (fat) 0.75 g Tryptophan 0.012 g Tyrosine 0.02 g Valine 0.073 g Vitamin A, IU 0.0 IU Vitamin A, RAE 0.0 µg Vitamin B-12 0.0 µg Vitamin B-12, added 0.0 µg Vitamin B-6 0.16 mg Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 5.0 mg Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0.0 µg Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units 0.0 IU Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.26 mg Vitamin E, added 0.0 mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.1 µg Water 78.9 g Zinc, Zn 0.34 mg
USDA household references
Published portions
Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.
| Amount | Measure | Gram weight |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | undetermined | 11.0 g |
| 0.25 | undetermined | 24.0 g |
| 1.0 | undetermined | 2.0 g |
USDA analytical context
Nutrient identifiers and derivation
Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.
| Nutrient | USDA ID | Number | Data points | Derivation | Method/source description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 1222 | 513 | 1 | ||
| Alcohol, ethyl | 1018 | 221 | 0 | ||
| Arginine | 1220 | 511 | 1 | ||
| Ash | 1007 | 207 | 2 | ||
| Aspartic acid | 1223 | 514 | 1 | ||
| Caffeine | 1057 | 262 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Calcium, Ca | 1087 | 301 | 3 | ||
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 1005 | 205 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Carotene, alpha | 1108 | 322 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Carotene, beta | 1107 | 321 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Cholesterol | 1253 | 601 | 1 | ||
| Choline, total | 1180 | 421 | 0 | BFSN | Based on another form of the food or similar food; Concentration adjustment; Solids; Retention factors not used |
| Copper, Cu | 1098 | 312 | 1 | ||
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 1120 | 334 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Cystine | 1216 | 507 | 1 | ||
| Energy | 1008 | 208 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 1292 | 645 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 1293 | 646 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 1258 | 606 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total trans | 1257 | 605 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Fiber, total dietary | 1079 | 291 | 0 | ||
| Folate, DFE | 1190 | 435 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Folate, food | 1187 | 432 | 1 | ||
| Folate, total | 1177 | 417 | 1 | ||
| Folic acid | 1186 | 431 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Glutamic acid | 1224 | 515 | 1 | ||
| Glycine | 1225 | 516 | 1 | ||
| Histidine | 1221 | 512 | 1 | ||
| Iron, Fe | 1089 | 303 | 3 | ||
| Isoleucine | 1212 | 503 | 1 | ||
| Leucine | 1213 | 504 | 1 | ||
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 1123 | 338 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Lycopene | 1122 | 337 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Lysine | 1214 | 505 | 1 | ||
| MUFA 16:1 | 1275 | 626 | 1 | ||
| MUFA 18:1 | 1268 | 617 | 1 | ||
| MUFA 20:1 | 1277 | 628 | 1 | ||
| MUFA 22:1 | 1279 | 630 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, Mg | 1090 | 304 | 2 | ||
| Manganese, Mn | 1101 | 315 | 1 | ||
| Methionine | 1215 | 506 | 1 | ||
| Niacin | 1167 | 406 | 3 | ||
| PUFA 18:2 | 1269 | 618 | 1 | ||
| PUFA 18:3 | 1270 | 619 | 1 | ||
| PUFA 18:4 | 1276 | 627 | 0 | ||
| PUFA 20:4 | 1271 | 620 | 0 | ||
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 1278 | 629 | 0 | ||
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 1280 | 631 | 0 | ||
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 1272 | 621 | 0 | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1170 | 410 | 1 | ||
| Phenylalanine | 1217 | 508 | 1 | ||
| Phosphorus, P | 1091 | 305 | 3 | ||
| Phytosterols | 1283 | 636 | 1 | ||
| Potassium, K | 1092 | 306 | 2 | ||
| Proline | 1226 | 517 | 1 | ||
| Protein | 1003 | 203 | 5 | ||
| Retinol | 1105 | 319 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Riboflavin | 1166 | 405 | 3 | ||
| SFA 10:0 | 1262 | 610 | 0 | ||
| SFA 12:0 | 1263 | 611 | 1 | ||
| SFA 14:0 | 1264 | 612 | 1 | ||
| SFA 16:0 | 1265 | 613 | 1 | ||
| SFA 18:0 | 1266 | 614 | 1 | ||
| SFA 4:0 | 1259 | 607 | 0 | ||
| SFA 6:0 | 1260 | 608 | 0 | ||
| SFA 8:0 | 1261 | 609 | 1 | ||
| Selenium, Se | 1103 | 317 | 0 | CAZN | Calculated from different food; From average values for food category; No adjustment; Retention factors not used |
| Serine | 1227 | 518 | 1 | ||
| Sodium, Na | 1093 | 307 | 2 | ||
| Theobromine | 1058 | 263 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Thiamin | 1165 | 404 | 3 | ||
| Threonine | 1211 | 502 | 1 | ||
| Total Sugars | 2000 | 269 | 0 | T | Taken from another source--other tables of food composition |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1004 | 204 | 3 | ||
| Tryptophan | 1210 | 501 | 1 | ||
| Tyrosine | 1218 | 509 | 1 | ||
| Valine | 1219 | 510 | 1 | ||
| Vitamin A, IU | 1104 | 318 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin A, RAE | 1106 | 320 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin B-12 | 1178 | 418 | 1 | ||
| Vitamin B-12, added | 1246 | 578 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin B-6 | 1175 | 415 | 1 | ||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 1162 | 401 | 1 | ||
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1114 | 328 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 1110 | 324 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1109 | 323 | 0 | O | Other procedure used from imputing |
| Vitamin E, added | 1242 | 573 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 1185 | 430 | 0 | O | Other procedure used from imputing |
| Water | 1051 | 255 | 5 | ||
| Zinc, Zn | 1095 | 309 | 1 |
Field-level provenance
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- 2018-04-30
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- 0fe8ae486a2c
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
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