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Bitter melon vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bitter melon and zucchini different?

  • Bitter melon has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin B2, copper, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B1 than zucchini.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bitter melon is 78% higher.
  • Bitter melon contains 9 times more vitamin A than zucchini. While bitter melon contains 1734IU of vitamin A, zucchini contains only 200IU.

Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 25% 54% 77% 67% 8.2% 42% 1.4% 70% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +372.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133%
Contains more IronIron +451.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.32mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 293% 29% 0% 0% 45% 84% 21% 3.8% 185% 0% 0% 96% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +391.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +770%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +285.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +392.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +223.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Zucchini DV% diff.
Vitamin C 88mg 17.9mg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.163mg 49%
Folate 128µg 24µg 26%
Iron 2.04mg 0.37mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.094mg 21%
Magnesium 85mg 18mg 16%
Copper 0.201mg 0.053mg 16%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.177mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.045mg 11%
Potassium 608mg 261mg 10%
Phosphorus 99mg 38mg 9%
Vitamin A 87µg 10µg 9%
Protein 5.3g 1.21g 8%
Calcium 84mg 16mg 7%
Fiber 1g 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.451mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.204mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Calories 30kcal 17kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.32g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Carbs 3.29g 3.11g 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.32mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 3% 89%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 3.29 g
Water: 89.25 g
Other: 1.47 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +338%
Contains more FatsFats +115.6%
Contains more OtherOther +157.9%
~equal in Carbs ~3.11g
~equal in Water ~94.79g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bitter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168391/nutrients
  2. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.