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Cinnamon vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cinnamon and zucchini?

  • Cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin K, vitamin E, zinc, and magnesium, yet zucchini is higher in vitamin C.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 752% more.
  • Cinnamon has 63 times more calcium than zucchini. While cinnamon has 1002mg of calcium, zucchini has only 16mg.

We used Spices, cinnamon, ground and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.1%
Contains more IronIron +2148.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +539.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9767.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +625.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +371.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +129.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.163mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Zucchini DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.177mg 752%
Fiber 53.1g 1g 208%
Calcium 1002mg 16mg 99%
Iron 8.32mg 0.37mg 99%
Copper 0.339mg 0.053mg 32%
Carbs 80.59g 3.11g 26%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 4.3µg 22%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 17.9mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.12mg 15%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.32mg 14%
Calories 247kcal 17kcal 12%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.451mg 6%
Protein 3.99g 1.21g 6%
Folate 6µg 24µg 5%
Selenium 3.1µg 0.2µg 5%
Potassium 431mg 261mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.094mg 4%
Phosphorus 64mg 38mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.204mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 10µg 1%
Fats 1.24g 0.32g 1%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.084g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 2.11g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 10mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.163mg 0%
Choline 11mg 9.5mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.026mg 0%
Fructose 1.11g 1.38g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 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 +229.8%
Contains more FatsFats +287.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2491.3%
Contains more OtherOther +531.6%
Contains more WaterWater +795.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 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 +2136.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.05 g
Glucose: 1.07 g
Fructose: 1.38 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +150%
Contains more FructoseFructose +24.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~1.07g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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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