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    What vitamins are in ginger? Small culinary portions contribute small amounts

    Raw ginger contains vitamin C and several B vitamins, but a small slice or spoonful is not a major vitamin serving. Its culinary flavour and the evidence for particular ginger preparations are different questions from its vitamin content. Count the amount actually used rather than quoting values for 100 grams.

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    Supplement Science Insights Editorial Team

    Published September 23, 2026

    Read the reference amounts with their units

    USDA’s historical SR Legacy record lists, per 100 g raw ginger, 5 mg vitamin C, 0.16 mg B6, 0.75 mg niacin and 11 micrograms total folate. It also lists small amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin E. These are food-composition estimates, not a current batch assay. [1]

    A ten-gram portion is one tenth of that record

    For a hypothetical 10 g portion, those figures become 0.5 mg vitamin C, 0.016 mg B6, 0.075 mg niacin and 1.1 micrograms folate. The arithmetic illustrates why the presence of a vitamin does not necessarily make ginger a substantial source in ordinary use. [1]

    Tea and supplement evidence answer different questions

    An infusion does not automatically contain every nutrient in the root placed into it. NCCIH also notes that much ginger research uses supplements rather than food. Neither a vitamin list nor a cup of ginger tea can be assumed to reproduce a studied supplement preparation. [2][1]

    Use ginger for its place in the meal

    Imagine a recipe uses 10 g fresh ginger across two equal portions. Each portion contains the contribution from roughly 5 g, not 100 g. Other foods in the meal will usually be the more important sources when planning vitamin adequacy. [1]

    Hypothetical example — calculate a food contribution without claiming a treatment effect
    ExampleInterpretation
    100 g raw-ginger reference5 mg vitamin C
    10 g hypothetical portion0.5 mg vitamin C
    10 g shared between two portions0.25 mg vitamin C per portion before cooking effects
    What vitamins are in ginger? Small culinary portions contribute small amounts — original article outline diagram
    Original editorial diagram of this article’s sections; no product photograph or clinical finding is depicted.

    Sources for this article

    1. USDA SR Legacy: raw ginger and whole egg nutrient records
      Source consulted: 2026-09-20. This is a reference resource, not a claim that we conducted the studies or tested a product.
    2. Ginger: Usefulness and Safety | NCCIH
      Source consulted: 2026-09-20. This is a reference resource, not a claim that we conducted the studies or tested a product.