Cheese sandwich vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cheese sandwich and zucchini

Cheese sandwich has more phosphorus, selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, zucchini is richer in vitamin C.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily phosphorus needs 49% more than zucchini.
Zucchini has 122 times less selenium than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich has 24.3µg of selenium, while zucchini has 0.2µg.
Zucchini contains less sodium.
Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54, while the glycemic index of zucchini is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.

Cheese sandwich

Zucchini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.2%
Contains more IronIron	+608.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+201.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+905.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+511.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12050%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99%

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.

Cheese sandwich

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+695.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+606.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+1093.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.091g	61%
Phosphorus	382mg	38mg	49%
Selenium	24.3µg	0.2µg	44%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.177mg	39%
Fats	25g	0.32g	38%
Sodium	839mg	8mg	36%
Iron	2.62mg	0.37mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.094mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.011g	26%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.045mg	26%
Calories	497kcal	17kcal	24%
Calcium	204mg	16mg	19%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	17.9mg	18%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.084g	18%
Carbs	58.2g	3.11g	18%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	0.451mg	17%
Protein	9.8g	1.21g	17%
Copper	0.16mg	0.053mg	12%
Folate	64µg	24µg	10%
Magnesium	54mg	18mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.204mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.163mg	8%
Fiber	3.1g	1g	8%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.32mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin K		4.3µg	4%
Cholesterol	7mg	0mg	2%
Fructose		1.38g	2%
Choline		9.5mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Potassium	306mg	261mg	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	2.11g	N/A
Sugar		2.5g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.054mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.061g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A