Ginger is the underground rhizome of the ginger plant, which is used as spice throughout the world. It is a popular herbaceous perennial plant which is found growing in loamy, fertile soil. With its strong distinct flavor that can increase the production of saliva. It is found beneficial for several health problems and is used traditionally since ancient time.
| Name | Ginger |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Zingiber officinale |
| Native | Southeast Asia |
| Common/English Name | Ginger, Jamaican Ginger, Canton Ginger, Green Ginger, Common Ginger, True Ginger Culinary Ginger, Stem Ginger. |
| Name in Other Languages | Dutch : Gember Albanian : Xhenxhefil Danish : Ægte Ingefær Hausa : Afu Egyptian : Zangabîl Arabic : Sanjzabile Ratal Esperanto : Zingibro Tahitian : Re’a Tinito Ethiopian : Hargisa ( Afaan Oromoo ) Burmese : Gyin Democratic Republic of Congo : Tangawisi Kenyan : Tanguas Nigerian : Sarkin Zabur ( Bauchi State ) Estonian : Harilik Ingver Tiβn : Gamug Ewe : Agumetakui South African : Ginja (isiXhosa ) Croatian : Cencer Brazilian : Gengibre Armenian : Gojabghbegh Gabon : Ndongo Ya Tsina Bosnian : Crni Ingver Hungarian : Álgyömbér Welsh : Sinsir Ghana : Akakaduro ( Asante-Twi ) Angolan : Ndjibidi Madagascar : Sakaintany Indian : Adrak Portuguese : Gengibre Benin : Dote ( Fon ) Hawaiian : ‘Awapuhi Pake Icelandic : Engifer Laotian : Khing Papiamento : Ehember Thai : Khing Morocco : Skînzhbîr Tanzania : Tangawizi (Luguru) Fante : Akakadur Vietnamese : Cây Gùng Serbian : Činčibar Bulgarian : Dzhindzhifil Norwegian : Ingefær Philippines : Luy-a (Bisaya ) Italian : Zenzero Czech : Dumbir Kampuchean : Khnehey German : Ingwer-Gewürz Malaysian : Attuja Korean : Saeng Gang Hebrew : Zangvil Spanish : Jengibre Nzema : Sinziminli Chinese : Geung ( Cantonese ) Sierra Leone : Kijre ( Kpaa Mende ) Libyan : Schéngibil Mexican :Anchoas ( Spanish ) Sri Lankan : Inguru (Sinhala ) Republic of Guinea : Nyamaku ( Manika ) Japanese : Jinjaa Uganda : Ntangahuzi ( Runyaruguru) Fiji : Cagolaya Ni Vavalagi Slovenian : Imber Persian : Jamveel Nepalese : Aduvaa Hmong : Kai Greek : Tzintzer Swedish : Ingefär French : Amome Papua New Guinea : Li ( Madang Province ) Russian : Imbir’ Samoan : Fiu Indonesian : Jahya Polish : Imbir Lekarski Finnish : Inkivääri Senegal : Niamahu ( Bambara ) Turkish : Zencebil Ukranian : Imbir Sadovij Slovakian : Ďumbier |
| Plant Growth Habit | Herbaceous perennial plant |
| Growing Climate | Warm, humid monsoon forests |
| Soil | Well-drained, loamy or alluvial fertile soils and likes the addition of well-rotted manure or compost. It is intolerant of waterlogging. |
| Plant Size | 50–100 cm high |
| Root Shape and Size | Subterranean, irregularly branched, thickened and fleshy, |
| Root Color | Light Brown |
| Root skin | Thin brownish skin |
| Flesh Color | Pale yellow, white or red depending on the Varieties |
| Taste | Aromatic, pungent and hot. |
| Stem | Slender, erect leafy shoot, 0.6 cm diameter |
| Leaf | Distichous, lanceolate to linear–lanceolate, 15–25 cm long and about 2 cm wide, sessile, glabrescent, ligule weakly bilobed, membranous. |
| Flower | Flowers arise from axil of bracts, calyx about1 cm, corolla greenish yellow, tube 2 cm long, lip (mid-lobe) oblong–obovate, dull purplish mottled with cream blotches, stamens dark purple, anther 9 mm, connective appendage 7 mm. |
| Fruit | Fruit is a red capsule. |
| Varieties/Types | Baby Ginger, Organic Ginger, Jamaican Ginger, Thai Ginger and Yellow Ginger |
| Major Nutrition | Copper, Cu 0.054 mg (6.00%) Carbohydrate 4.26 g (3.28%) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.038 mg (2.92%) Manganese, Mn 0.055 mg (2.39%) Magnesium, Mg 10 mg (2.38%) Potassium, K 100 mg (2.13%) Iron, Fe 0.14 mg (1.75%) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 1.2 mg (1.33%) Total dietary Fiber 0.5 g (1.32%) Choline 6.9 mg (1.25%) |
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| Calories in 1cup (100gm) | 19 Kcal |