Spinach vs Zucchini: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Spinach has 23 kcal and Zucchini has 17 kcal, so Zucchini has 26% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.21 g). Spinach has more fiber (2.2 g vs 1 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 7.12 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Spinach
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Zucchini
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one zucchini (560g)cup, sliced (180g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Spinach vs Zucchini 100g Compare


per 100gSpinachZucchini
Calories23 17
Carbohydrates3.63 g3.11 g
Fat0.39 g0.32 g
Dietary fiber2.2 g1 g
Protein2.86 g1.21 g
Calcium99 mg16 mg
Iron2.71 mg0.37 mg
Magnessium79 mg18 mg
Potassium558 mg261 mg
Sodium79 mg8 mg
Zink0.53 mg0.32 mg
Vitaminium A9377 IU200 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.045 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.189 mg0.094 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.724 mg0.451 mg
Vitaminium B50.065 mg0.204 mg
Vitaminium B60.195 mg0.163 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)194 µg24 µg
Vitaminium C28.1 mg17.9 mg
Vitaminium E2.03 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium K482.9 µg4.3 µg
Beta karoten5626 µg120 µg

More Calories in Spinach

At first glance, you can see that in spinach is more calories than in zucchini.

Spinach has 23 kcal per 100g and zucchini 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 35%.

In spinach and in zucchini most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare spinach with zucchini in details.

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS.
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% FAT

Zucchini 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 62% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.