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Zucchini vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are zucchini and brunost different?

  • Brunost is higher than zucchini in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and selenium.
  • Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 101% more than zucchini.
  • Zucchini is lower in sodium.
  • Brunost has a higher glycemic index (27) than zucchini (15).

Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Cheese, gjetost types were used 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 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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +342.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +439.8%
Contains more IronIron +40.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +256.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1068.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%

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 0% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +380%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3240%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1370.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1542.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.42µg 101%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 1.382mg 99%
Saturated fat 0.084g 19.16g 87%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 3.351mg 63%
Phosphorus 38mg 444mg 58%
Fats 0.32g 29.51g 45%
Calcium 16mg 400mg 38%
Vitamin A 10µg 334µg 36%
Potassium 261mg 1409mg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Selenium 0.2µg 14.5µg 26%
Sodium 8mg 600mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.315mg 23%
Calories 17kcal 466kcal 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 7.879g 20%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Protein 1.21g 9.65g 17%
Carbs 3.11g 42.65g 13%
Magnesium 18mg 70mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.271mg 8%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.14mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.938g 6%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.04mg 6%
Folate 24µg 5µg 5%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Copper 0.053mg 0.08mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.813mg 2%
Iron 0.37mg 0.52mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 2.11g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.293mg 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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +605.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +697.5%
Contains more FatsFats +9121.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1271.4%
Contains more OtherOther +733.3%

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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71527.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +930.8%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/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.