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Zucchini vs. Naranjilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between zucchini and naranjilla?

  • Zucchini is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B2, and folate, yet naranjilla is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.
  • Zucchini's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.

We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Naranjilla (lulo) pulp, frozen, unsweetened types 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 7.9% 2.4% 18% 13% 9.3% 2.7% 5.1% 0.52% 8.7% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +164.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Iron ~0.35mg

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 11% 9.3% 15% 0% 11% 0% 27% 13% 25% 0% 37% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +459.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +525%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +221.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +239.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Naranjilla DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.9mg 3.2mg 16%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 14.6µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 1.45mg 6%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.067mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.107mg 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.75mg 4%
Copper 0.053mg 0.028mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 200mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.44g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 28µg 2%
Carbs 3.11g 5.9g 1%
Calcium 16mg 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Calories 17kcal 25kcal 0%
Fats 0.32g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 4.8g N/A
Iron 0.37mg 0.35mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 3.74g N/A
Fiber 1g 1.1g 0%
Sodium 8mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.22mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 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%
Fructose 1.38g 1.04g 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% 93%
Protein: 0.44 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 5.9 g
Water: 93.05 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +175%
Contains more FatsFats +45.5%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.7%
~equal in Water ~93.05g

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
46% 26% 28%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.72 g
Glucose: 0.99 g
Fructose: 1.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more FructoseFructose +32.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3340%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~0.99g
~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. Naranjilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167790/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.