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Rapini vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rapini and summer squash?

  • Rapini is richer than summer squash in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin E, manganese, vitamin B1, calcium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Rapini's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 184% more.
  • Rapini has 14 times more vitamin E than summer squash. While rapini has 1.62mg of vitamin E, summer squash has only 0.12mg.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Broccoli raab, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Rapini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more IronIron +511.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Rapini
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1210%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rapini Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin K 224µg 3µg 184%
Iron 2.14mg 0.35mg 22%
Folate 83µg 29µg 14%
Vitamin A 131µg 10µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.62mg 0.12mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.162mg 0.048mg 10%
Manganese 0.395mg 0.175mg 10%
Calcium 108mg 15mg 9%
Fiber 2.7g 1.1g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.221mg 0.487mg 5%
Phosphorus 73mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.171mg 0.218mg 4%
Protein 3.17g 1.21g 4%
Zinc 0.77mg 0.29mg 4%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.155mg 3%
Potassium 196mg 262mg 2%
Choline 18.3mg 6.7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.142mg 1%
Fructose 0.17g 0.95g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 17mg 1%
Copper 0.042mg 0.051mg 1%
Sodium 33mg 2mg 1%
Calories 22kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.18g 0%
Carbs 2.85g 3.35g 0%
Net carbs 0.15g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 0.38g 2.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.128mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.153mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +162%
Contains more FatsFats +172.2%
Contains more OtherOther +51.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.5%
~equal in Water ~94.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +266.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +650%
Contains more FructoseFructose +458.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients
  2. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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