Nopales vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between nopales and zucchini
- Nopales have more calcium, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin A; however, zucchini is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate.
- Nopales cover your daily calcium needs 15% more than zucchini.
- Zucchini has 3 times less magnesium than nopales. Nopales have 52mg of magnesium, while zucchini has 18mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Nopales, raw 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +188.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +925% |
| Contains more IronIron | +59.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +158.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +28% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +137.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -61.9% |
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 AVitamin A | +130% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +23.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +92.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +275% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +129.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +22.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +132.9% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +700% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +30.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 164mg | 16mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.457mg | 0.177mg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 9.3mg | 17.9mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 52mg | 18mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.163mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 1g | 5% |
| Folate | 3µg | 24µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.041mg | 0.094mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 16mg | 38mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.012mg | 0.045mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.59mg | 0.37mg | 3% |
| Fructose | 1.38g | 2% | |
| Vitamin K | 5.3µg | 4.3µg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.167mg | 0.204mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.25mg | 0.32mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 8mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 23µg | 10µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.12mg | 1% |
| Calories | 16kcal | 17kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 1.32g | 1.21g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.09g | 0.32g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3.33g | 3.11g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.13g | 2.11g | N/A |
| Potassium | 257mg | 261mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.15g | 2.5g | N/A |
| Copper | 0.052mg | 0.053mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.41mg | 0.451mg | 0% |
| Choline | 7.3mg | 9.5mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0.084g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.018g | 0.011g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0.091g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.04mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.077mg | 0.071mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.059mg | 0.067mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.015mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.049mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.059mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.025mg | 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 OtherOther | +100% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +255.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.21g
~equal in
Carbs
~3.11g
~equal in
Water
~94.79g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +63.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +82% |
