Herbs & Spices Fresh Herbs Phytochemical data available 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-890
✦ Gingerols: anti-nausea evidence ✦ Potassium and magnesium ✦ Vitamin C and B6 ✦ Digestive and warming properties

Fresh ginger root (Zingiber officinale) provides the pungent compounds gingerols (responsible for its heat) and useful potassium, magnesium, vitamin C, and B6. Gingerols are well-researched for anti-nausea effects (particularly for motion sickness and pregnancy nausea), and ginger has a long history of digestive use across Asian and Mediterranean medicine.

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Preparation note

Peel using the edge of a spoon (it gets into the bumps better than a peeler); grate directly into dishes using a microplane for the finest texture. Store unpeeled in the fridge for 3 weeks or freeze whole and grate from frozen.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

188
kJ
Energy
1.80
g
Protein
8.10
g
Carbs
2.00
g
Fibre
0.80
g
Fat
1.70
g
Sugars
0.20
g
Saturates
0.03
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 415 mg 21%
Magnesium 43.0 mg 11%
Phosphorus 34.0 mg 5%
Calcium 16.0 mg 2%
Folate 11.0 µg 6%
Vitamin C 5.00 mg 6%
Niacin (B3) 0.800 mg 5%
Iron 0.600 mg 4%
Zinc 0.300 mg 3%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.260 mg 2%
Copper 0.230 mg 23%
Manganese 0.230 mg 12%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.200 mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.160 mg 11%
Vitamin K 0.100 µg 0%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.030 mg 2%
Thiamin (B1) 0.020 mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.150 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.150 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Fructose 0.900 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.800 g —
Sucrose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 0.000 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. Phytochemical data: USDA Flavonoid Database Release 3.3 (2018) and published analytical literature as indicated on each compound. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.