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Kielbasa vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kielbasa and zucchini

  • Zucchini contains less iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than kielbasa.
  • Kielbasa's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% higher.
  • Zucchini has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of zucchini is 15, while the glycemic index of kielbasa is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked 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% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
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 +235.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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.
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 49% 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 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kielbasa Zucchini DV% diff.
Sodium 1200mg 8mg 52%
Saturated fat 6.23g 0.084g 28%
Fats 17.6g 0.32g 27%
Protein 13.1g 1.21g 24%
Cholesterol 70mg 0mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.27g 0.011g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.33g 0.091g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 13%
Iron 1.24mg 0.37mg 11%
Calories 226kcal 17kcal 10%
Potassium 261mg 8%
Manganese 0.177mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 7%
Copper 0.053mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6%
Phosphorus 38mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 4%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 17.9mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Carbs 3.9g 3.11g 0%
Net carbs 3.9g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 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
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 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 ProteinProtein +982.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.4%
Contains more OtherOther +496.5%
Contains more WaterWater +52.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75081.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2460.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/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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