Zucchini vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between zucchini and cabbage?
- Cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber than zucchini.
- Cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 60% higher.
- Cabbage has 2 times less potassium than zucchini. Zucchini has 261mg of potassium, while cabbage has 170mg.
We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Cabbage, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +50% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +53.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +178.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +77.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +46.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -55.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
Contains more IronIron | +27% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +135% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +92.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +31.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +104.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +35.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1667.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +79.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +12.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 4.3µg | 76µg | 60% |
Vitamin C | 17.9mg | 36.6mg | 21% |
Fiber | 1g | 2.5g | 6% |
Folate | 24µg | 43µg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.094mg | 0.04mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.053mg | 0.019mg | 4% |
Potassium | 261mg | 170mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.163mg | 0.124mg | 3% |
Calcium | 16mg | 40mg | 2% |
Phosphorus | 38mg | 26mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 10µg | 5µg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.451mg | 0.234mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.37mg | 0.47mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.32mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.177mg | 0.16mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 18mg | 12mg | 1% |
Carbs | 3.11g | 5.8g | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.045mg | 0.061mg | 1% |
Calories | 17kcal | 25kcal | 0% |
Protein | 1.21g | 1.28g | 0% |
Fats | 0.32g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.11g | 3.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.5g | 3.2g | N/A |
Sodium | 8mg | 18mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.204mg | 0.212mg | 0% |
Choline | 9.5mg | 10.7mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.084g | 0.034g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0.017g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.091g | 0.017g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.01mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.029mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.044mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.071mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.067mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.018mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.043mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.054mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.026mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Fructose | 1.38g | 1.45g | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.061g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.03g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +220% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +86.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +12.3% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.28g
~equal in
Water
~92.18g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +435.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -59.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +54.5% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +60% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +56.1% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
~equal in
Starch
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~equal in
Fructose
~1.45g
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g