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Zucchini, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Zucchini, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Pick Zucchini, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.22 g
    7.6 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.3 g
    17.93 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.69 g
    6.67 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    11.4 g
  • Total fat
    2.92 g
    2.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.29 g
    0.48 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN15.3 mg
    20 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    858.01 mg
    1760 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    21.71 mg
    120 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN3.89 mg
    2.47 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    40.21 mg
    126.67 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.71 mg
    86 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Ancho peppers, dried vs Zucchini, cooked · Foodatron