Scallion vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are scallion and zucchini different?
- Scallion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, fiber, and calcium, while zucchini is higher in vitamin B6.
- Scallion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 169% more than zucchini.
- Scallion contains 5 times more vitamin A than zucchini. Scallion contains 997IU of vitamin A, while zucchini contains 200IU.
- Scallion has a higher glycemic index (32) than zucchini (15).
Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw types were used in this article.
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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 CalciumCalcium | +350% |
| Contains more IronIron | +300% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +56.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +21.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +10.6% |
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 | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +358.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +22.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +16.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4714% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +166.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +17.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +172% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +167.2% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +66.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin K | 207µg | 4.3µg | 169% |
| Iron | 1.48mg | 0.37mg | 14% |
| Folate | 64µg | 24µg | 10% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 0.163mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2.6g | 1g | 6% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 16mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 50µg | 10µg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.083mg | 0.053mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.075mg | 0.204mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.55mg | 0.12mg | 3% |
| Fructose | 1.38g | 2% | |
| Protein | 1.83g | 1.21g | 1% |
| Choline | 5.7mg | 9.5mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0.045mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.16mg | 0.177mg | 1% |
| Calories | 32kcal | 17kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.08mg | 0.094mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.39mg | 0.32mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 7.34g | 3.11g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 18.8mg | 17.9mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.19g | 0.32g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4.74g | 2.11g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 18mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 276mg | 261mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 2.33g | 2.5g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 37mg | 38mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 16mg | 8mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.525mg | 0.451mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0.084g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.027g | 0.011g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.074g | 0.091g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.02mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.072mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.077mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.109mg | 0.071mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.091mg | 0.067mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.02mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.059mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.081mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.032mg | 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 ProteinProtein | +51.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +136% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +68.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -61.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +145.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +23% |
