Supplement Label Index

Ginger root/rhizome powder (dried) vs. Fresh ginger / ginger juice

Among 2,060 on-market ginger (zingiber officinale) products with an identifiable primary form, 20.5% use Ginger root/rhizome powder (dried) (422 products) and 5.5% use Fresh ginger / ginger juice (113).

Ginger root/rhizome powder (dried)Fresh ginger / ginger juice
Quality tierUnratedUnrated
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) by weight——
Share of market20.5%5.5%
On-market products422113
Median declared dose50 mg
middle half: 20–150
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Most common brandsTerraVita Premium Collection, Ayurvedic Rasayanas, Vibrant HealthGuang Ci Tang, Village Vitality, L.A. Naturals

Doses are declared per serving in mg. “By weight” is the share of the ingredient that is the nutrient itself (e.g. elemental magnesium in a magnesium salt).

Why Ginger root/rhizome powder (dried) is unrated

The 1.2-2 g/day diabetes meta-analysis cited on the compound used powder capsules, but no head-to-head human comparison of powder vs extract was found in this pass.

Source: Schumacher JC et al. 2024, Clin Nutr ESPEN 63:615-622, PMID 39053695 (powder capsules 1.2-2 g/day); no comparative study

Why Fresh ginger / ginger juice is unrated

Fresh or juiced ginger contains mostly water, so its declared mass is not comparable with dried powder or extract mass; recorded without a dose.

Tiers summarize published comparative bioavailability or outcome evidence for each form (see methodology). This page describes the market; it is not a recommendation to take either form. Talk to a clinician about what's right for you.

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