Vegetable vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between vegetable and zucchini

Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and iron, while zucchini has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 82% higher.
Zucchini contains 5 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable contains 23.5µg of vitamin K, while zucchini contains 4.3µg.
Zucchini has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of zucchini is 15, while the glycemic index of vegetable is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Vegetable

Zucchini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+121.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+114.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.1%

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.

Vegetable

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2040%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+446.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+459.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+120.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	214µg	10µg	23%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	17.9mg	16%
Vitamin K	23.5µg	4.3µg	16%
Fiber	4.4g	1g	14%
Manganese	0.379mg	0.177mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.163mg	7%
Iron	0.82mg	0.37mg	6%
Protein	2.86g	1.21g	3%
Carbs	13.09g	3.11g	3%
Potassium	169mg	261mg	3%
Copper	0.083mg	0.053mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.851mg	0.451mg	3%
Choline	24.1mg	9.5mg	3%
Calories	65kcal	17kcal	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.32mg	2%
Phosphorus	51mg	38mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.045mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.094mg	2%
Fructose		1.38g	2%
Magnesium	22mg	18mg	1%
Calcium	25mg	16mg	1%
Sodium	35mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.151mg	0.204mg	1%
Folate	19µg	24µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	140kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	154g	588g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.32g	0%
Net carbs	8.69g	2.11g	N/A
Sugar	3.12g	2.5g	N/A
Selenium	0.3µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.031g	0.084g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.011g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.091g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.115mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.19mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.12mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.149mg	0.054mg	0%
Histidine	0.073mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.061g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A