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Pea soup vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pea soup and zucchini?

  • Pea soup is richer in copper and selenium, while zucchini is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Zucchini's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Zucchini has 42 times less sodium than pea soup. Pea soup has 336mg of sodium, while zucchini has 8mg.
  • Pea soup has a higher glycemic index (66) than zucchini (15).

We used Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw types in this comparison.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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 +97.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1700%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +267.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%

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.
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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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 CholineCholine +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2883.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +276%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +316.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +715%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2050%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.451mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Zucchini DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.6mg 17.9mg 19%
Sodium 336mg 8mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.163mg 11%
Copper 0.146mg 0.053mg 10%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.2µg 6%
Potassium 71mg 261mg 6%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Iron 0.73mg 0.37mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.094mg 5%
Fiber 1.9g 1g 4%
Protein 3.2g 1.21g 4%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 4.3µg 3%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.177mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.204mg 3%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.32mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.084g 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Calories 61kcal 17kcal 2%
Carbs 9.88g 3.11g 2%
Fats 1.09g 0.32g 1%
Phosphorus 47mg 38mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 9.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.011g 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 10µg 1%
Net carbs 7.98g 2.11g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 3.19g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.451mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.091g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +164.5%
Contains more FatsFats +240.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.7%
Contains more OtherOther +124.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 +3281.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.