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Ingredients · Vegetables

Ginger

The warmth is gingerol, a compound studied for nausea and joint comfort; the vitamins are negligible at a thumb's worth.

Portion
a thumb (15g)
Typical price
about 40p for a thumb-sized piece, loose £
In season
Year-round
On this site
62 recipes

Nutrition per portion

Approximate values per a thumb (15g)
Calories12 kcal
Protein0.3g
Carbohydrates2.7g
– of which sugars0.3g
Fibre0.3g
Fat0.1g
– of which saturates0g
Calcium2mg
Iron0.1mg
Salt0g

Buying & storing

  • Buy a small hand loose rather than a packeted lump
  • Smooth, taut skin means fresh
  • It freezes whole and grates beautifully from frozen

Keep it well: Freeze the whole hand and grate what you need from frozen, skin and all.

Sensible swaps

  • ground ginger
  • turmeric
  • galangal
Reach for it when the week brings:
Put it to work

Recipes that use ginger

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Ginger turkey lettuce cups

Ginger turkey lettuce cups

Five-a-side turkey mince stir-fry spooned into crisp lettuce; fast, light and very high in protein.

27 min 32g protein