Hot sauce vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between hot sauce and zucchini
- Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C, yet zucchini is higher in manganese.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 115% more than zucchini.
- Hot sauce contains 4 times more vitamin C than zucchini. While hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, zucchini contains only 17.9mg.
- The amount of sodium in zucchini is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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.
Contains more IronIron | +29.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +260% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +81.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +89.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +190.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +245.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +261.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +317.9% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +77.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +85.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +79.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 2643mg | 8mg | 115% |
Vitamin C | 74.8mg | 17.9mg | 63% |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 0.177mg | 6% |
Folate | 6µg | 24µg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 38mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 5mg | 18mg | 3% |
Potassium | 144mg | 261mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1g | 3% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 0.053mg | 3% |
Fructose | 1.38g | 2% | |
Choline | 9.5mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.204mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 4.3µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0.32mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 0.451mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.094mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.51g | 1.21g | 1% |
Iron | 0.48mg | 0.37mg | 1% |
Calcium | 8mg | 16mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 0.091g | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.045mg | 1% |
Calories | 11kcal | 17kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.37g | 0.32g | 0% |
Carbs | 1.75g | 3.11g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.45g | 2.11g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.26g | 2.5g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 10µg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 0.163mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0.084g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 0.011g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.017mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.027mg | 0.071mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.023mg | 0.067mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +15.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1196.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +137.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +77.7% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +172.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +115.4% |