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Zucchini vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between zucchini and veal

  • Zucchini has more vitamin C; however, veal is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and choline.
  • Veal covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 53% more than zucchini.
  • Zucchini has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of zucchini is 15, while the glycemic index of veal is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +405.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.1%
Contains more IronIron +167.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1109.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +471.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6750%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg

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%
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +258.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1680.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +468.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.27µg 53%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 8.03mg 47%
Protein 1.21g 24.38g 46%
Cholesterol 0mg 103mg 34%
Zinc 0.32mg 3.87mg 32%
Phosphorus 38mg 217mg 26%
Selenium 0.2µg 13.7µg 25%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 1.16mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.39mg 17%
Choline 9.5mg 95mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.27mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.084g 3.04g 13%
Fats 0.32g 7.56g 11%
Calories 17kcal 172kcal 8%
Iron 0.37mg 0.99mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 2.84g 7%
Copper 0.053mg 0.103mg 6%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.035mg 6%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Sodium 8mg 83mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.55g 3%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 1.2µg 3%
Folate 24µg 11µg 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.07mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 337mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 24mg 1%
Carbs 3.11g 0g 1%
Net carbs 2.11g 0g N/A
Calcium 16mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1914.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2262.5%
Contains more OtherOther +128.1%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25718.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +504.4%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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