Asparagus vs Ginger: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Ginger has 80 kcal, so Asparagus has 75% fewer calories.

Ginger has more carbohydrates (17.8 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 2.28 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus
Serving size:
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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Ginger
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one ginger (110g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)slice (4g)cup, chopped (113g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Asparagus vs Ginger 100g Compare


per 100gAsparagusGinger
Calories20 80
Carbohydrates3.38 g17.77 g
Fat0.12 g0.75 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g2 g
Protein2.2 g1.82 g
Calcium24 mg16 mg
Iron1.14 mg0.6 mg
Magnessium14 mg43 mg
Phosphorus52 mg34 mg
Potassium202 mg415 mg
Sodium2 mg13 mg
Zink0.54 mg0.34 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.978 mg0.75 mg
Vitaminium B50.274 mg0.203 mg
Vitaminium B60.091 mg0.16 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)52 µg11 µg
Vitaminium C5.6 mg5 mg
Vitaminium E1.13 mg0.26 mg
Vitaminium K41.6 µg0.1 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much less calories than in ginger.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and ginger 80 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 300%.

In asparagus and in ginger most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with ginger in details.

Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

  • 58% CARBS.
  • 38% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Ginger 100g

80kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.