Sweet potato vs Zucchini: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sweet potato has 86 kcal and Zucchini has 17 kcal, so Zucchini has 80% fewer calories.

Sweet potato has more fiber (3 g vs 1 g). Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 3.11 g). Relative to calories, Zucchini is the better protein source (7.12 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Sweet potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Sweet potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
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Iron mg
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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
Serving size:
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one zucchini (560g)cup, sliced (180g)
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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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.

Sweet Potato vs Zucchini 100g Compare


per 100gSweet potatoZucchini
Calories86 17
Carbohydrates20.12 g3.11 g
Fat0.05 g0.32 g
Dietary fiber3 g1 g
Protein1.57 g1.21 g
Calcium30 mg16 mg
Iron0.61 mg0.37 mg
Magnessium25 mg18 mg
Potassium337 mg261 mg
Sodium55 mg8 mg
Vitaminium A14187 IU200 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.045 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.061 mg0.094 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.557 mg0.451 mg
Vitaminium B50.8 mg0.204 mg
Vitaminium B60.209 mg0.163 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg24 µg
Vitaminium C2.4 mg17.9 mg
Vitaminium E0.26 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg4.3 µg
Beta karoten8509 µg120 µg

More Calories in Sweet potato

At first glance, you can see that in sweet potato is much more calories than in zucchini.

Sweet potato has 86 kcal per 100g and zucchini 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 406%.

In sweet potato and in zucchini most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare sweet potato with zucchini in details.

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS.
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.