Zucchini vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are zucchini and pickled cucumber different?

Zucchini is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, vitamin B2, and folate, while pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
Pickled cucumber covers your daily need for sodium, 52% more than zucchini.
Zucchini contains 24 times more folate than pickled cucumber. Zucchini contains 24µg of folate, while pickled cucumber contains 1µg.
Zucchini is lower in sodium.
Pickled cucumber has a higher glycemic index (32) than zucchini (15).

Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour 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.

Zucchini

Pickled cucumber

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1034.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1509.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CopperCopper

+60.4%

~equal in Iron ~0.4mg

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.

Zucchini

Pickled cucumber

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1690%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+840%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+436.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1711.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+163.9%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+993%

~equal in Vitamin A ~10µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	8mg	1208mg	52%
Vitamin K	4.3µg	47µg	36%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	1mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.163mg	0.009mg	12%
Potassium	261mg	23mg	7%
Manganese	0.177mg	0.011mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.01mg	6%
Folate	24µg	1µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0mg	4%
Copper	0.053mg	0.085mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	4mg	3%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.02mg	3%
Phosphorus	38mg	14mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.204mg	0.038mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.451mg	0mg	3%
Calcium	16mg	0mg	2%
Fructose	1.38g		2%
Protein	1.21g	0.33g	2%
Fiber	1g	1.2g	1%
Choline	9.5mg	3.6mg	1%
Calories	17kcal	11kcal	0%
Fats	0.32g	0.2g	0%
Carbs	3.11g	2.26g	0%
Net carbs	2.11g	1.06g	N/A
Iron	0.37mg	0.4mg	0%
Sugar	2.5g	1.06g	N/A
Vitamin A	10µg	10µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.09mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.084g	0.052g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	0.003g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.091g	0.081g	0%
Tryptophan	0.01mg	0.003mg	0%
Threonine	0.029mg	0.009mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.044mg	0.01mg	0%
Leucine	0.071mg	0.014mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.043mg	0.009mg	0%
Valine	0.054mg	0.011mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.005mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.061g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.03g		N/A