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Zucchini vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between zucchini and sweet and sour?

  • Zucchini is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Sweet and sour's daily need coverage for manganese is 25% more.
  • Zucchini has 10 times more fiber than sweet and sour. While zucchini has 1g of fiber, sweet, and sour has only 0.1g.
  • The amount of sodium in zucchini is lower.
  • The glycemic index of zucchini is lower.

We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.6%
Contains more IronIron +76.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +329.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +105.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +394.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2050%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.177mg 0.761mg 25%
Sodium 8mg 371mg 16%
Carbs 3.11g 38.22g 12%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.053mg 8%
Calories 17kcal 150kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.019mg 6%
Potassium 261mg 99mg 5%
Fiber 1g 0.1g 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 7mg 4%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.2µg 3%
Copper 0.053mg 0.079mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.187mg 2%
Iron 0.37mg 0.21mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.09mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.093mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.27g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0g 1%
Choline 9.5mg 2.4mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.32g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 18.75g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.048mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +348.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1500%
Contains more WaterWater +57.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1128.9%
Contains more OtherOther +114%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.