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Zucchini vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between zucchini and pita

  • Zucchini has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, pita is richer in vitamin B1, manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Pita covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than zucchini.
  • Zucchini contains less sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pita is 68, while the glycemic index of zucchini is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains more IronIron +278.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +217%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +493.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 8mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.267mg 19%
Carbs 3.11g 55.7g 18%
Protein 1.21g 9.1g 16%
Calories 17kcal 275kcal 13%
Copper 0.053mg 0.168mg 13%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.481mg 13%
Iron 0.37mg 1.4mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 2.142mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.034mg 10%
Phosphorus 38mg 97mg 8%
Calcium 16mg 86mg 7%
Fiber 1g 2.2g 5%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.84mg 5%
Potassium 261mg 120mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.397mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.535g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 26mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.32g 1.2g 1%
Net carbs 2.11g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.097mg 0%
Folate 24µg 24µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.195mg 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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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +195.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +652.1%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1691%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

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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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +854.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +487.9%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.