Zucchini vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between zucchini and vegetable

Zucchini has more vitamin C and vitamin B6, while vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and iron.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 82% higher.
Vegetable contains 6 times less vitamin C than zucchini. Zucchini contains 17.9mg of vitamin C, while vegetable contains 3.2mg.
Zucchini has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of zucchini is 15, while the glycemic index of vegetable is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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

Vegetable

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+121.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+114.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

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

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+459.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+120.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2040%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+446.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	10µg	214µg	23%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	3.2mg	16%
Vitamin K	4.3µg	23.5µg	16%
Fiber	1g	4.4g	14%
Manganese	0.177mg	0.379mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.163mg	0.074mg	7%
Iron	0.37mg	0.82mg	6%
Protein	1.21g	2.86g	3%
Carbs	3.11g	13.09g	3%
Potassium	261mg	169mg	3%
Copper	0.053mg	0.083mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.451mg	0.851mg	3%
Choline	9.5mg	24.1mg	3%
Calories	17kcal	65kcal	2%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.49mg	2%
Phosphorus	38mg	51mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.12mg	2%
Fructose	1.38g		2%
Magnesium	18mg	22mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	25mg	1%
Sodium	8mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.204mg	0.151mg	1%
Folate	24µg	19µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	140kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.32g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	2.11g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	2.5g	3.12g	N/A
Selenium	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.084g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.011g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.091g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.01mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.029mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.044mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.071mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.043mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.054mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.073mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.061g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.03g		N/A