Potato chips vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and zucchini different?

Potato chips are higher than zucchini in vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, fiber, and vitamin K.
Potato chips cover your daily need for vitamin E, 60% more than zucchini.
Potato chips contain 130 times more saturated fat than zucchini. Potato chips contain 10.96g of saturated fat, while zucchini contains 0.084g.
Potato chips have a higher glycemic index (56) than zucchini (15).

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted 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.

Potato chips

Zucchini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+272.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+388.5%
Contains more IronIron	+340.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+477.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+334.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+148.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3950%

~equal in Sodium ~8mg

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.

Potato chips

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7491.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+271.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+748.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+304.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+414%
Contains more FolateFolate	+87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+294.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	0.091g	81%
Vitamin E	9.11mg	0.12mg	60%
Fats	34.6g	0.32g	53%
Saturated fat	10.96g	0.084g	49%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.163mg	38%
Potassium	1275mg	261mg	30%
Copper	0.306mg	0.053mg	28%
Calories	536kcal	17kcal	26%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	0.011g	25%
Histidine	153mg	0.026mg	22%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	0.451mg	21%
Phosphorus	165mg	38mg	18%
Carbs	52.9g	3.11g	17%
Iron	1.63mg	0.37mg	16%
Fiber	4.8g	1g	15%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	4.3µg	15%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	17.9mg	15%
Selenium	8.1µg	0.2µg	14%
Magnesium	67mg	18mg	12%
Protein	7g	1.21g	12%
Manganese	0.44mg	0.177mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.045mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.094mg	8%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.32mg	7%
Folate	45µg	24µg	5%
Choline	37.5mg	9.5mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	0.204mg	4%
Fructose		1.38g	2%
Calcium	24mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Net carbs	48.1g	2.11g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g	2.5g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.054mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.061g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A