Zucchini

Zucchini has a few names. The scientific name for zucchini is Cucurbita pepo. The word 'zucchini' is Italian. The French name for zucchini is courgette and the British name for the vegetable is just marrow. A zucchini is very similar to a squash. There are also yellow zucchini. The picture of the zucchini below is the common type of zucchini which is dark green in color with lighter green stripes.

Zucchini is a vegetable with many uses and health benefits. People like eating fresh zucchini, stuffed zucchini or baked zucchini. There are many favorite recipes for zucchini.

Like squash, zucchini is a cooling vegetable which is great in salad in the summer. Zucchini has plenty of vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and calcium.

Common Questions about Zucchini:

• Why People Like Zucchini