Contents
Chemical analysis of ginger shows that it contains over 400 different compounds. The main constituents of ginger rhizomes are carbohydrates (50–70%), lipids (3–8%), terpenes, and phenolic compounds.
Terpene components include zingiberene, β-bisabolene, α-farnesene, β-sesquiphellandrene and α-curcumene, while phenolic compounds include gingerols, paradols and shogaols. Gingerols (23-25%) and shogaols (18-25%) are found in higher amounts than the others.
The aromatic components include zingiberene and bisabolene, while the pungent components are known as gingerols and shogaols. Other compounds related to gingerol or shogaol (1–10%) include 6-paradol, 1-dehydrogingerdione, 6-gingerdione and 10-gingerdione, 4-gingerdiol, 6-gingerdiol, 8-gingerdione, gingerdiol, 10-imbirdiol, and diarylheptanoids . The characteristic smell and taste of ginger is due to a mixture of essential oils such as shogaols and gingerols.
Data from in vitro, animal and epidemiological studies show that ginger and its active ingredients inhibit the growth and induce apoptosis of various types of cancer, including skin, ovarian, colon, prostate, brain, breast, cervical, and oral, renal, gastric, pancreatic and hepatic types of oncology.
The anti-cancer activity of ginger has been attributed to its ability to modulate several signaling molecules such as NF-kB, STAT3, MAPK, PI3K, ERK1/2, Akt, TNF-α, COX-2, cyclin D1, cdk, MMP-9, survivin, cIAP- 1, XIAP, Bcl-2, caspases and other proteins that regulate cell growth. [source]
Calories 80 KKal
- Fats:
0,7 g
- Proteins:
1,8 g
- Carbohydrates:
17,8 g
- Water:
79 g
- Ash:
0,8 g
- Cellulose:
2,0 g
Vitamins
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) | 0,03 mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | 0,03 mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) | 0,2 mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | 0,16 mg | 8% |
Vitamin B9 (folic acid) | 11 μg | 3% |
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 0,0 μg | 0% |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 5 mg | 6% |
Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) | 0,26 mg | 2% |
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) | 0,0 μg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 (PP, nicotinic acid) | 0,95 mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 0,1 μg | 0,1% |
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 0,0 μg | 0% |
Beta-carotene | 8,8 μg | 0,2% |
Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 6 μg | 0,1% |
Vitamin B4 (choline) | 28,8 mg | 5,8% |
Methylmethioninesulfonium (vitamin U) | 0 mg | 0% |
Minerals
Macronutrients
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
potassium | 415,0 mg | 17% |
Calcium | 16,0 mg | 2% |
Silicon | 16 mg | 53% |
Magnesium | 43,0 mg | 11% |
Sodium | 13,0 mg | 1% |
Sulfur | 1,1 mg | 0,1% |
Phosphorus | 34,0 mg | 4% |
Chlorine | 9,8 mg | 0,4% |
Micronutrients and ultramicronutrients
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Aluminum | 739 μg | 2% |
Bor | 34,4 μg | 49% |
Bromine | 46,8 μg | 2% |
Vanadium | 7,12 μg | 18% |
Hardware | 0,9 mg | 3% |
Iridium | 0,06 μg | — |
Iodine | 21 μg | 14% |
Cobalt | 0,25 μg | 2,5% |
Lithium | 0,79 μg | 0,8% |
Manganese | 230,0 μg | 12% |
Copper | 226,0-230,0 µg | 23% |
Molybdenum | 2,8 μg | 4% |
Nickel | 5,2 μg | 3,5% |
Rubidium | 15,4 μg | 15% |
* Lead | 2,64 μg | 26% |
Selenium | 0,7 μg | 1% |
* Strontium | 16,9 μg | 2% |
Fluorine | 13 μg | 0,3% |
Chrome | 1,36 μg | 2,8% |
Zinc | 340-554 µg | 4,5% |
Proteins and amino acids
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total protein content | 1,82 g | 3% |
Content of essential amino acids | 0,42 g | 1,9% |
Content of non-essential amino acids | 0,6 g | 1% |
Essential Amino Acids
Acid name | Quantity | % RDN |
valine | 0,07 | 4% |
Gistidin | 0,03 | 3% |
Isoleucine | 0,05 | 3% |
leucine | 0,07 | 2% |
lysine | 0,06 | 2% |
methionine | 0,02 | 1% |
threonine | 0,04 | 3% |
tryptophan | 0,01 | 3% |
phenylalanine | 0,07 | 3% |
Replaceable amino acids
Acid name | Quantity | % RDN |
alanine | 0,03 | 0,5% |
arginine | 0,04 | 0,7% |
Aspartic acid | 0,21 | 1,7% |
glycine | 0,04 | 1,1% |
Glutamic acid | 0,16 | 1,2% |
Proline | 0,04 | 0,9% |
serine | 0,05 | 0,6% |
tyrosine | 0,02 | 0,7% |
cystine | 0,01 | 0,6% |
Fats and fatty acids
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total fat content | 0,75 g | 0,8% |
Content of unsaturated fatty acids | 0,315 g | 0,8% |
Content of omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids | 0,036 g | 3,6% |
Content of omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids | 0,125 g | 1,3% |
Content of saturated fatty acids | 0,210 g | 0,8% |
Unsaturated fatty acids
Acid name | Quantity |
Palmitoleic C 16:1 (omega-7) | 0,022 g |
Oleic С 18:1 (omega-9) | 0,124 g |
Linoleic C 18:2 (omega-6) | 0,125 g |
Linolenic С 18:3 (omega-3) | 0,036 g |
Stearidon C 18:4 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Gadoleic C 20:1 (omega-11) | 0,007 g |
Arachidonic C 20:4 (omega-6) | 0,0 g |
Eicosapentaenoic С 20:5 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Erukova S 22:1 (omega-9) | 0,0 g |
Klupanodone С 22:5 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Docosahexaenoic С 22:6 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Nervonova C 24:1 (omega-9) | 0,0 g |
Saturated fatty acids
Acid name | Quantity |
Caprylic С 8:0 | 0,007 g |
Capric C 10:0 | 0,0 g |
Lauric С 12:0 | 0,041 g |
Myristic S 14:0 | 0,019 g |
Palmitic С 16:0 | 0,125 g |
Stearic C 18:0 | 0,018 g |
Arachinova S 20:0 | 0,0 g |
Begenova S 22:0 | 0,0 g |
Lignoceric С 24:0 | 0,0 g |
Sterols
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
The amount of phytosterols | 15,0 mg | 27% |
Cholesterol | 0,0 mg | 0% |
Carbohydrates
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total carbohydrate content | 17,77 g | 6% |
Mono – and disaccharides | 3,39 g | 6,8% |
Glucose | 1,2 g | 0,7% |
fructose | 1,5 g | 0,9% |
galactose | 0,0 g | 0% |
sucrose | 0,7 g | 0% |
lactose | 0,0 g | 0% |
Starch | 4,0 g | 0% |
Maltose | 0,0 g | 0% |
Fibre | 2,0 g | 10% |
Purine bases
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
The amount of purines | 6 mg | 4% |
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