Cucumber vs zucchini
In short
Gram for gram, there are 6% more calories in zucchini than in cucumber (17 vs 16 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cucumber: vitamin K (5.6×). More in zucchini: vitamin C (6.4×), vitamin B6 (4.1×), riboflavin (2.8×) and folate (3.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.62 g protein · 3 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 0.18 g fat
1.2 g protein · 3.1 g carbs (2.5 g sugars) · 0.32 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin C3% vs 20%
2.8 mg vs 17.9 mg
- Vitamin K20% vs 4%
24 µg vs 4.3 µg
- Vitamin B62% vs 10%
0.04 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 7%
0.033 mg vs 0.094 mg
- Folate2% vs 6%
7 µg vs 24 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.62 g · 1.2 g1%·2%
- Total fat0.18 g · 0.32 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.037 g · 0.084 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates3 g · 3.1 g1%·1%
- Fiber0.5 g · 1 g2%·4%
- Sodiumlimit2 mg · 8 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium170 mg · 261 mg4%·6%
- Calcium16 mg · 16 mg1%·1%
- Iron0 mg · 0.37 mg0%·2%
- Magnesium10 mg · 18 mg2%·4%
- Phosphorus23 mg · 38 mg2%·3%
- Zinc0.2 mg · 0.32 mg2%·3%
- Copper0.063 mg · 0.053 mg7%·6%
- Selenium0.3 µg · 0.2 µg1%·<1%
- Vitamin A5 µg · 10 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.03 mg · 0.12 mg<1%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.027 mg · 0.045 mg2%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.098 mg · 0.45 mg1%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline6 mg · 9.5 mg1%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784), Zucchini, with skin, raw (SR Legacy 169291). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.