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Brown sugar vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and zucchini

  • Brown sugar has more calcium, while zucchini has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Zucchini's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 20% higher.
  • Zucchini contains 5 times less calcium than brown sugar. Brown sugar contains 83mg of calcium, while zucchini contains 16mg.
  • Zucchini has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of zucchini is 15, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +418.8%
Contains more IronIron +91.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +176.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +313%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Zucchini DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 3.11g 32%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Calories 380kcal 17kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.163mg 9%
Calcium 83mg 16mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.094mg 7%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Phosphorus 4mg 38mg 5%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.177mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.3µg 4%
Potassium 133mg 261mg 4%
Iron 0.71mg 0.37mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.045mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.32mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.451mg 2%
Protein 0.12g 1.21g 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 8mg 1%
Copper 0.047mg 0.053mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.091g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.204mg 1%
Choline 2.3mg 9.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.32g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 2.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.084g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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%
Fructose 1.11g 1.38g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 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 CarbsCarbs +3054%
Contains more ProteinProtein +908.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6973.9%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.05 g
Glucose: 1.07 g
Fructose: 1.38 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +189020%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +26.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +24.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.

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