id: 206

name: Ginger

flavor_bible_name_variants: ginger,ginger candied,ginger crystallized,ginger dried,ginger fresh,ginger fresh or ground,ginger grated,ginger ground,ginger ground dried,ginger juice,ginger minced,ginger or ginger ale,ginger pickled,ginger powdered

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status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Ginger

flavor_db_name_variants: ginger

name_scientific: Zingiber officinale

description: Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family. Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean.

itis_id: 42402

wikipedia_id: Ginger

picture_file_name: 206.jpg

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picture_file_size: 142638

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:34:16.000Z

legacy_id: 221

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Spices

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:26.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:19.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 94328

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00206