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Ginger, ground Calories and nutrition facts · Spices
- Carbs
- 0.29 g
- Fibre
- 0.07 g
- Sugars
- 0.02 g
- Protein
- 0.04 g
- Fat
- 0.02 g
Where the calories come from
Ginger, ground has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.29 g carbs, 0.07 g fibre, 0.04 g protein and 0.02 g fat. 100 g has 336 kcal.
How much is too much
About 202 g of ginger, ground a day reaches the EU safe upper level for iron: 40 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 404 × serving (0.5 g).
Diet tags
Last updated November 2, 2026 · Where the data comes from
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How it compares with other spices
Per 100 g, against the 47 spices in our catalog.
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Calories 336 kcal · typical 298 kcal
More calories than 81% of spices.
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Fibre 14.1 g · typical 22.7 g
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Iron 19.8 mg · typical 16.2 mg
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Potassium 1,320 mg · typical 1,119 mg
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Selenium 55.8 µg · typical 5 µg
More selenium than 96% of spices.
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Calcium 114 mg · typical 437 mg
Less calcium than 85% of spices.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in ginger, ground
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Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 2µg0% of daily
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Vitamin A (Retinol) no data
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Vitamin D 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin E 0mg0% of daily
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Vitamin K 0.80µg1% of daily
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Vitamin B1 0.05mg6% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.17mg11% of daily
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72% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.63mg39% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 13µg4% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 0.70mg1% of daily
Minerals
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Salt 0mg0% of max
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Calcium 114mg12% of daily
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Chromium 0µg0% of daily
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Copper 0.48mg37% of daily
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Fluoride 0mg
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Iodine 0µg0% of daily
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Iron 20mg124% of daily
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Magnesium 214mg71% of daily
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Manganese 33mg1,110% of daily
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Molybdenum 0mg0% of daily
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Phosphorus 168mg31% of daily
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Potassium 1,320mg38% of daily
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Selenium 56µg80% of daily
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Sodium 27mg1% of max
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Zinc 3.64mg39% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 40g
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Sugars 3.39g7% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose 0.20g
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Maltose 0g
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Fructose 1.78g
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Galactose 0.19g
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Glucose 1.22g
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Fibre, total 14g56% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Omega-3 0.22g
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Alpha-linolenic acid 223mg
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EPA fatty acid 0mg
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DHA fatty acid 0mg
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Omega-6 0.70g
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Linoleic acid 706mg
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Arachidonic acid 0mg
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Oleic acid 357mg
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Saturated fatty acids 2.60g12% of max
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Palmitic acid 574mg
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Stearic acid 0.23g
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Cholesterol 0mg
Amino acids
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Histidine 0.20g20% of daily
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Isoleucine 0.34g26% of daily
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Leucine 0.51g17% of daily
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Lysine 0.24g9% of daily
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Methionine 0.09g7% of daily
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Cysteine 0g
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Phenylalanine 0.31g13% of daily
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Tyrosine 0.24g20% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.15g43% of daily
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Threonine 0.29g21% of daily
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Valine 0.41g24% of daily
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Alanine 0.27g
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Arginine 0.71g
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Asparagine 0g
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Aspartic acid 1.39g
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Cystine 0.10g14% of daily
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Glutamic acid 0.79g
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Glutamine 0g
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Glycine 0.50g
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Proline 0.33g
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Serine 0.25g
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Taurine 0g
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
Ginger, ground in other food databases
The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.
| Per 100 g | Nutriely | USDA |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 336 | 336 |
| Protein (g) | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| Fat (g) | 4.24 | 4.24 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 58 | 58 |
| Sugars (g) | 3.39 | 3.39 |
| Fibre (g) | 14 | 14 |
USDA: “Spices, ginger, ground”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.
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