Squash, zucchini, canned

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• Proteins and Amino Acids 1.03 g
  • Tryptophan 0.009 g
  • Threonine 0.025 g
  • Isoleucine 0.037 g
  • Leucine 0.06 g
  • Lysine 0.057 g
  • Methionine 0.015 g
  • Cystine 0.011 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.036 g
  • Tyrosine 0.027 g
  • Valine 0.046 g
  • Arginine 0.043 g
  • Histidine 0.022 g
  • Alanine 0.054 g
  • Aspartic acid 0.125 g
  • Glutamic acid 0.11 g
  • Glycine 0.039 g
  • Proline 0.032 g
  • Serine 0.042 g
• Carbohydrates (By Difference) 6.85 g
• Ash (Minerals) 1.4 g
  • Calcium, Ca 17 mg
  • Iron, Fe 0.68 mg
  • Magnesium, Mg 14 mg
  • Phosphorus, P 29 mg
  • Potassium, K 274 mg
  • Sodium, Na 374 mg
  • Zinc, Zn 0.26 mg
  • Copper, Cu 0.098 mg
  • Manganese, Mn 0.24 mg
  • Selenium, Se 0.4 µg
• Vitamins 3.393 mg*
  • Vitamin A (total, IU) 539 iu
  • Vitamin A (total, RAE) 27 µg
    • Vitamin A1 (retinol) 0 µg
  • Vitamin D, total, IU 0 iu
  • Vitamin D, total (D2 + D3) 0 µg
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 2.3 mg
  • Vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.042 mg
  • Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.04 mg
  • Vitamin B3 (niacin) 0.528 mg
  • Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 0.274 mg
  • Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.152 mg
  • Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0 µg
  • Vitamin B9 (folate, DFE) 30 µg
    • Vitamin B9, total (folate) 30 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folic acid) 0 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folate, food) 30 µg
• Fat (Lipids) 0.11 g
  • Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.047 g
    • Linoleic acid (LA), undifferentiated 0.017 g
    • Linolenic acid, undifferentiated 0.029 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total saturated 0.023 g
    • Lauric acid 0 g
    • Myristic acid 0 g
    • Palmitic acid 0.02 g
    • Stearic acid 0.002 g
  • Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.008 g
    • Oleic acid, undifferentiated 0.008 g
    • Palmitoleic acid, undifferentiated 0 g
  • Sterols 0 g*
    • Cholesterol 0 mg
• Water 90.61 g
• Energy 29 kcal
• Energy 121 kj

It has a similar shape to a ridged cucumber, though a few cultivars are available that produce round or bottle-shaped fruit. Unlike the cucumber it is usually served cooked, often steamed or grilled. Its flower can be eaten fried or stuffed. Culinarily, zucchini is considered to be a vegetable. However, biologically, the zucchini is a fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. Zucchini are traditionally picked when very immature, seldom over 8in/20cm in length. Mature zucchini can be as much as three feet long, but are often fibrous and not appetizing to eat.

Canned zucchini Nutrition Facts: Calories, Carbs, and Health Benefits

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The composition of canned zucchini is 90.61% water, 6.85% carbohydrates, 1.03% protein, % dietary fiber, and 0.11% fat. One cup of canned zucchini supplies you with 15.55 grams of carbohydrates, which is 11.96 percent of the minimum of 130 grams of carbohydrates you should have daily, according to the Institute of Medicine (US). That same it has an energy value of 121 kJ (29 Calories) in a 100 g (3.5 Oz) amount , the Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) content of canned zucchini is good (11.69% DV), with no other vitamins present in significant amounts. So if your diet contains canned zucchini, it helps your body to maintain metabolism of fats and carbohydrates into monosaccharides, break down peptides into amino acid monomers so that it can be used in the body, decrease symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (in females) and it is effective against Alzheimer’s disease with the help of other vitamins, anemia and morning sickness during pregnancy in women. At the same time it contains a large amount of Sodium attaining 24.93% of the Daily Value in a 100 g (3.5 Oz).