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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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%
~equal in Manganese ~0.16mg

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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.212mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Cabbage 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
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
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
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
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
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +60%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +56.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~1.45g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/nutrients
  2. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.