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Chewing gum vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chewing gum and zucchini

  • Chewing gum has more fiber; however, zucchini is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, vitamin B2, folate, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Zucchini covers your daily vitamin C needs 20% more than chewing gum.
  • Zucchini has 2 times less fiber than chewing gum. Chewing gum has 2.4g of fiber, while zucchini has 1g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chewing gum 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 0% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12950%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chewing gum Zucchini DV% diff.
Carbs 96.7g 3.11g 31%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Calories 360kcal 17kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.163mg 13%
Potassium 2mg 261mg 8%
Manganese 0mg 0.177mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.094mg 7%
Fiber 2.4g 1g 6%
Copper 0mg 0.053mg 6%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Iron 0mg 0.37mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.045mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.204mg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.32mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.451mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Choline 0mg 9.5mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 16mg 2%
Protein 0g 1.21g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.32g 0%
Net carbs 94.3g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 66.08g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.084g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.137g 0.091g 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
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 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 +3009.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3545.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 g
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +618.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.5%

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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. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/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.