Zucchini has 7.5 grams of protein per 100 calories, higher protein quality than cooked lentils which have 7.75 grams of protein per 100 calories. Not to mention, far more biophotons and hydrating water. Raw Vegans often wonder - what am I going to eat to get protein?
Yellow bell pepper has score of 86, higher than milk, and 3.7 grams of protein per 100 calories. Spinach has 12.5 grams of protein per 100 calories with score 119, way higher than milk 85. Kale has 6.6 grams of protein per 100 calories with amino acid score of 92. raw broccoli has 8.4 grams of protein per 100 calories with amino acid score of 83. Spinach, kale, broccoli kill the plant if eaten and are impossible to eat raw in large amounts due to oxalate in spinach and goitrogens for all cruciferous veggies.
Zucchini has 7.5 grams of high quality protein score 89 (higher than milk) per 100 calories and more water than tomatoes to hydrate the body, (cow milk has 5.3 grams of protein of score 85 per 100 calories - totally inferior to zucchini - almost zero biophotons and far less water/calorie), cooked lentils have 7.75 grams of protein of score 86 per 100 calories but zero biophotons and zero hydrating water, tomatoes have 5 grams of protein score 52 (so you need to eat a lot more to get some amino acids) per 100 cal. Watermelon has 2 grams of protein per 100 calories, while bananas have 1.2 grams of protein per 100 calories. Banana protein score is 62, watermelon 52, but both are very incomplete. Watermelon has more photons, hydrates more, has more protein, even adjusted for lower score, so watermelon wins among all common fruits by far for biophotons and hydration, but is inferior to tomatoes and zucchini. No other sweet non-tomato fruit comes close in water, biophoton and protein per calorie content. All fruits are way behind zucchini, which beats tomatoes big time in quality and quantity of protein and milk in quantity of protein.
Raw Zukini or Zucchini or Italian Squash has 8.3 times more lutein-zeaxanthin (2125 mcg) than carrots (256 mcg per 100 g). It has 7.5 grams of high quality protein score 89 (higher than milk) per 100 calories and more water than tomatoes to hydrate the body, (cow milk has 5.3 grams of protein of score 85 per 100 calories - totally inferior to zucchini - almost zero biophotons and far less water/calorie), cooked lentils have 7.75 grams of protein of score 86 per 100 calories but zero biophotons and zero hydrating water, tomatoes have 5 grams of protein score 52 (so you need to eat a lot more to get some amino acids) per 100 cal. Watermelon has 2 grams of protein per 100 calories, while bananas have 1.2 grams of protein per 100 calories. Banana protein score is 62, watermelon 52, but both are very incomplete. Watermelon has more photons, hydrates more, has more protein, even adjusted for lower score, so watermelon wins among all common fruits by far for biophotons and hydration, but is inferior to tomatoes and zucchini.
No other sweet non-tomato fruit comes close in water, biophoton and protein per calorie content. All fruits are way behind zucchini, which beats tomatoes big time in quality and quantity of protein and milk in quantity of protein.
Squash has 16 calories per 100 grams, about the same as tomatoes and cucumbers (12 peeled, 15 unpeeled) - and also high aminoacid score of 89, higher than milk 85, cooked lentils 86, raw broccoli 83 (cooked broccoli is 112, much better). Lutein-zeaxanthin are the 2 main carotenoids in the human eye macula, so dietary intake is vital for eye health.
Zucchini nutritional data ►
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2639/2
Zucchini is part of the curcubit family known to have compounds that lower blood glucose ►
http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/20265/3/review_of_anti-diabetic_potential_of_cucurbits_full_final_version.pdf.
For more on lutein and zeaxanthin effects on visual system development early in life, see ►
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699988. The human macula (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macula_of_retina) is known to contain three yellow carotenoids, 3R,3’R-zeaxanthin, 3R,3’S (meso)-zeaxanthin, and (3R,3’R,6’R)-lutein.
The pectin fibers in squash help maintain a healthy blood glucose level. ►
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=62. Homogalacturonan, a squash compound, is also hypothesized to keep insulin metabolism in balance.
Can You Have Too Much Protein?
Zucchini (and also the Mexican and yellow squash) is one of the few vegetables with omega 3 to omega 6 ratio of about 2:1. Most veggies, also all nuts, have way more omega 6 than omega 3.For Raw Vegans zucchini has 7.5 grams of high quality protein score 89 (higher than milk) per 100 calories and more water than tomatoes to hydrate the body, (cow milk has 5.3 grams of protein of score 85 per 100 calories - totally inferior to zucchini - almost zero biophotons and far less water/calorie), cooked lentils have 7.75 grams of protein of score 86 per 100 calories but zero biophotons and zero hydrating water, tomatoes have 5 grams of protein score 52 (so you need to eat a lot more to get some amino acids) per 100 cal. Watermelon has 2 grams of protein per 100 calories, while bananas have 1.2 grams of protein per 100 calories. Banana protein score is 62, watermelon 52, but both are very incomplete. Watermelon has more photons, hydrates more, has more protein, even adjusted for lower score, so watermelon wins among all common fruits by far for biophotons and hydration, but is inferior to tomatoes and zucchini. No other sweet non-tomato fruit comes close in water, biophoton and protein per calorie content. Kiwi has 1.8 grams of ultra high quality protein/100 calories, amino acid score 108 (higher score than any fruit, even pineapple 81 with 1.0 grams of protein per 100 calories), but kiwi lacks water and many biophotons, the key ingredients to a dehydrated world. So, kiwi and pineapple are way better proteins than bananas, but are way behind the raw soft zucchini, which beats tomatoes big time in quality and quantity of protein.
Yellow bell pepper has score of 86, higher than milk, and 3.7 grams of protein per 100 calories. Spinach has 12.5 grams of protein per 100 calories with score 119, way higher than milk 85. Kale has 6.6 grams of protein per 100 calories with amino acid score of 92. Raw broccoli has 8.4 grams of protein per 100 calories with amino acid score of 83. Spinach, kale, broccoli kill the plant if eaten and are impossible to eat raw in large amounts due to oxalate in spinach and goitrogens for all cruciferous veggies.
► VEGANISM ◄See:
For 100+ reasons ALEX didn't eat meat for 20 years and dairy for 12 years (12% of millennials have already given up meat in America) see ►
https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/EkQQAE68fCm. Going vegan is like planting 62 trees in your backyard, as far as CO2 emissions reduction.
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