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Pickled Ginger

Thinly sliced ginger pickled in sweetened vinegar.

Pickled Ginger — illustrative ingredient image

About Pickled Ginger

Pickled ginger is thinly sliced ginger preserved in sweetened vinegar. It is commonly served as a condiment or palate-cleansing accompaniment, particularly alongside dishes where a sharp, sweet contrast is wanted.

Its flavour is sweet, sour, and distinctly gingery, with the intensity influenced by the ginger and the vinegar mixture. Thin slices are generally tender and yielding, though preparation and storage can affect their firmness.

It is sold in jars, tubs, or other containers, usually immersed in its pickling liquid. Fresh ginger may retain a pale colour, while processing can produce pink or beige tones; slicing, sweetening, and continued pickling soften the pieces and round their pungency.

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English

Pickled ginger

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Pickled Ginger nutrition & diet

Pickled Ginger nutritional value

Ginger, mature rhizome, pickles, sweetened — MEXT 06105

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
44kcal
Protein
0.2g
Carbs
10.7g
Fat
0.4g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Use the sliced ginger and identify how much sweetened vinegar remains attached. Preparations vary in sugar, vinegar strength, salt, coloring, and packing liquid, so drained slices, sushi-style portions, and jarred products should not be treated as interchangeable references.

Compare the right form: Match references to thinly sliced pickled ginger in sweetened vinegar, specifying drained or undrained slices and the particular recipe or packaged preparation.

Diet considerations

Ginger is plant-derived, but the sweetened vinegar affects compatibility and carbohydrate pattern. Check labels for honey, animal-derived processing ingredients, coloring systems, or cereal-containing flavorings. Fresh, fermented, and commercially preserved versions may differ; the relevant portion is the ginger with or without packing liquid.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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