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Zucchini vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between zucchini and nopales

  • Zucchini has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate; however, nopales are richer in calcium, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin A.
  • Nopales cover your daily calcium needs 15% more than zucchini.
  • Nopales have 8 times less folate than zucchini. Zucchini has 24µg of folate, while nopales have 3µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Nopales, 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 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +925%
Contains more IronIron +59.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Potassium ~257mg
~equal in Copper ~0.052mg

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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +129.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.41mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Nopales DV% diff.
Calcium 16mg 164mg 15%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.457mg 12%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 9.3mg 10%
Magnesium 18mg 52mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.07mg 7%
Fiber 1g 2.2g 5%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.041mg 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.012mg 3%
Iron 0.37mg 0.59mg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 5.3µg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.167mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.25mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 23µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 1.21g 1.32g 0%
Fats 0.32g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 3.11g 3.33g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 1.13g N/A
Potassium 261mg 257mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 1.15g N/A
Copper 0.053mg 0.052mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.41mg 0%
Choline 9.5mg 7.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.059mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.025mg 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
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Contains more FatsFats +255.6%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Protein ~1.32g
~equal in Carbs ~3.33g
~equal in Water ~94.12g

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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.6%

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.