Ginger vs Turmeric: All Nutritional Differences

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Less Calories in Ginger

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

Ginger has 80 kcal per 100g and turmeric 354 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 343%.

In ginger and in turmeric most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare ginger with turmeric in details.

Ginger And Turmeric Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  turmeric - 343% more than ginger
• Carbohydrates:
  turmeric - 265% more than ginger
• Fat:
  turmeric - 1217% more than ginger
• Dietary fiber:
  turmeric - 950% more than ginger
• Protein:
  turmeric - 330% more than ginger

Less protein in ginger

It is aslo easy to see see that in ginger is less protein than in turmeric.

There is 7.83g per 100g of turmeric and 1.82g per 100g of ginger so using simple math we can see that difference is about 330%.

Less carbohydrates in ginger

In ginger is less carbohydrates than in turmeric.

There is 64.9g/100g of carbohydrates in turmeric and 17.77g/100g in ginger so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 265%.

Less fat in ginger

In ginger is less fats than in turmeric.

The tables above show us that there is 9.88g/100g of fats in turmeric and 0.75g/100g in ginger. In this case difference is about 1217%.