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Honey vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between honey and zucchini

  • Honey has less vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and folate than zucchini.
  • Zucchini covers your daily need for vitamin C, 19% more than honey.
  • Honey has 33 times more sugar than zucchini. While honey has 82.12g of sugar, zucchini has only 2.5g.
  • The glycemic index of honey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Honey 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.
Honey
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
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 IronIron +13.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +401.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.3%

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.
Honey
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
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 +3480%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +579.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +331.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honey Zucchini DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 1.38g 49%
Carbs 82.4g 3.11g 26%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 17.9mg 19%
Calories 304kcal 17kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.163mg 11%
Folate 2µg 24µg 6%
Potassium 52mg 261mg 6%
Phosphorus 4mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.045mg 4%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.177mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.094mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 18mg 4%
Fiber 0.2g 1g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.204mg 3%
Copper 0.036mg 0.053mg 2%
Protein 0.3g 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.121mg 0.451mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.091g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.32mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 16mg 1%
Choline 2.2mg 9.5mg 1%
Iron 0.42mg 0.37mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.32g 0%
Net carbs 82.2g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 82.12g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.084g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 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
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 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 +2549.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +454.3%
Contains more OtherOther +185%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 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 +1680%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3241.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2866.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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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