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Zucchini vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between zucchini and currants

  • Zucchini has more vitamin B6, while currants have more vitamin C, fiber, iron, copper, and vitamin K.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 26% higher.
  • Currants contain 3 times less folate than zucchini. Zucchini contains 24µg of folate, while currants contain 8µg.
  • The amount of sugar in zucchini is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Currants, red, and white, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more IronIron +170.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Potassium ~275mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.186mg

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +351%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +129.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +155.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.9mg 41mg 26%
Fiber 1g 4.3g 13%
Iron 0.37mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.07mg 7%
Copper 0.053mg 0.107mg 6%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 11µg 6%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Carbs 3.11g 13.8g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.05mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 3.53g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.064mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 17kcal 56kcal 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.23mg 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 2µg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 13mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.32g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 9.5g N/A
Potassium 261mg 275mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.186mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.017g 0%
Choline 9.5mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.088g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +343.7%
Contains more OtherOther +14%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.088g

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
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1120%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +200.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +155.8%
~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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients

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

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