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Zucchini vs. Cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between zucchini and cherries

  • Zucchini has more vitamin B6 and vitamin C; however, cherries are richer in vitamin A and copper.
  • Cherries cover your daily vitamin A needs 22% more than zucchini.
  • Cherries have 4 times less vitamin B6 than zucchini. Zucchini has 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while cherries have 0.044mg.
  • Zucchini contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Cherries, sour, red, 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.9%
Contains more IronIron +15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
~equal in Calcium ~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%
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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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +79%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +104.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Cherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.9mg 10mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.044mg 9%
Copper 0.053mg 0.104mg 6%
Vitamin A 10µg 64µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Fructose 1.38g 3.51g 3%
Carbs 3.11g 12.18g 3%
Potassium 261mg 173mg 3%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.112mg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 2.1µg 2%
Calories 17kcal 50kcal 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.1mg 2%
Fiber 1g 1.6g 2%
Iron 0.37mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.143mg 1%
Choline 9.5mg 6.1mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 1g 0%
Fats 0.32g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 10.58g N/A
Calcium 16mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 8.49g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.09g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 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
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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +291.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~86.13g

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
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +645.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.09g

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
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9% 49% 41%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.8 g
Glucose: 4.18 g
Fructose: 3.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1500%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +290.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +154.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/nutrients

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

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