Zucchini vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Significant differences between zucchini and arborio rice

• Zucchini has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, arborio rice is richer in iron, selenium, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, and vitamin B3.
• Zucchini covers your daily vitamin C needs 20% more than arborio rice.
• Arborio rice has 10 times less potassium than zucchini. Zucchini has 261mg of potassium, while arborio rice has 26mg.
• Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of arborio rice is 69, while the glycemic index of zucchini is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.