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Zucchini

Zucchini is a tender summer squash commonly sautéed, grilled, roasted, or added to soups and stews.

Zucchini — illustrative ingredient image

About Zucchini

Zucchini is the immature, tender fruit of a summer squash plant, usually harvested while its skin and seeds are soft. It is a versatile vegetable used raw or cooked in salads, sautés, grills, roasts, soups, stews, breads, and vegetable mixtures.

The flesh is pale, moist, and mild, with a delicate vegetal flavour. Young zucchini has tender skin and small, soft seeds; larger fruit may have firmer flesh, tougher skin, and more developed seeds. Cooking softens it, while high-heat methods can give the surface a browned, lightly sweet flavour.

Fresh zucchini is commonly sold whole, with smooth green, yellow, or striped skin depending on the variety. It may be sliced, diced, halved, grated, shaved into ribbons, or spiralized. It is also available frozen, dried, or preserved, and each form changes its firmness and cooking use.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for zucchini

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English

zucchini

British English

courgette

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Courgette, boiled in unsalted water

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Courgette, chair et peau, crue

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Courgette, chair et peau, cuite

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Courgette, chair et peau, rôtie/cuite au four

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Courgette, chair et peau, surgelée, crue

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Courgette, dried

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Courgette, fried in butter

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Courgette, fried in corn oil

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Courgette, fried in rapeseed oil

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Courgette, purée

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Courgette, raw

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Courgette, roasted in rapeseed oil

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courgettes en rondelles

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dried courgette

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Fresh zucchini

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grilled courgette

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Squash, zucchini, baby, raw

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Zucchini, golden, fresh, unpeeled, boiled, drained

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Zucchini, golden, fresh, unpeeled, raw

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Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, boiled, drained

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Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, fried, no added fat

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Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, raw

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Zucchini, pickled

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Zucchini nutrition & diet

Zucchini nutritional value

Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
17kcal
Protein
1.2g
Carbs
3.1g
Fat
0.3g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the edible immature fruit of the specified zucchini, with stem and inedible damaged portions excluded. Raw, steamed, sautéed, grilled, roasted, and preserved forms are different catalogue entries for nutrition purposes; oil, batter, stuffing, and cooking loss should be considered separately.

Compare the right form: Reference fresh edible zucchini fruit, with preparation identified as raw or cooked and skin retained or removed; cultivar and maturity can affect comparability.

Diet considerations

Zucchini is a plant food. Compatibility changes when it is battered, breaded, stuffed with animal foods, cooked with dairy, or combined with cereal ingredients. Plain portions have a different carbohydrate pattern from fritters, pasta-like preparations, or casseroles; added oil and sauces also belong to the prepared dish rather than the raw vegetable.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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