Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
1 cup cooked sliced zucchini:
- Calories: 29
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Dietary fiber: 3g
- Sugars: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Vitamin A: 40% DV
- Vitamin C: 14%
- Vitamin K: 9%
- Folate: 8%
- Manganese: 16%
- Potassium: 13%
- Magnesium: 10%
- Copper: 8%
Nutritional Information
This popular garden vegetable has a good combination of nutrients, including vitamins A, C, and K, folate, manganese, and potassium – all important for heart health. Most of these nutrients reside in the skin and the darker the zucchini, the more nutrients, especially beta-carotene and minerals. Like all summer squashes, zucchini are very low in calories and high in water content. Try some squash just lightly steamed rather than fried or in casseroles; you’ll enjoy the maximum of nutrients and retain the low calorie count.
