First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Butternut squash | Zucchini |
Nutrient | butternut squash | zucchini |
Protein | 4g | 26g |
Carbohydrate | 52g | 30g |
Fiber | 9g | 10g |
Fat | 0g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 1g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | butternut squash | zucchini |
Choline | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 378% | 38% |
Vitamin C | 124% | 433% |
Vitamin E | 53% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 6% | 0% |
Butternut squash have significantly more Vitamins A, E, K than zucchini. Zucchini have significantly more Vitamins C than butternut squash. Butternut squash are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus. Butternut squash are a great source of Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Butternut squash are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C. Zucchini are a good source of Vitamin A, Riboflavin. Zucchini are a great source of Thiamin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Zucchini are an excellent source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | butternut squash | zucchini |
Vitamin B1 | 44% | 40% |
Vitamin B2 | 8% | 31% |
Vitamin B3 | 44% | 56% |
Vitamin B5 | 36% | 70% |
Vitamin B6 | 62% | 123% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | butternut squash | zucchini |
Sodium | 1% | 2% |
Potasium | 45% | 125% |
Calcium | 43% | 40% |
Magnesium | 43% | 90% |
Phosphorus | 25% | 153% |
Iron | 52% | 125% |
Manganese | 39% | 81% |
Selenium | 5% | 6% |
Copper | 32% | 92% |
Zinc | 7% | 84% |