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Cabbage vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cabbage and summer squash

  • Cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B6.
  • Cabbage covers your daily vitamin K needs 61% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash has 3 times less calcium than cabbage. Cabbage has 40mg of calcium, while summer squash has 15mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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 CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.175mg

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.
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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 +115.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +59.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 3µg 61%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 17mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.142mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.218mg 7%
Fiber 2.5g 1.1g 6%
Folate 43µg 29µg 4%
Copper 0.019mg 0.051mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 15mg 3%
Potassium 170mg 262mg 3%
Iron 0.47mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.487mg 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 38mg 2%
Fructose 1.45g 0.95g 1%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.175mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.155mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 10µg 1%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.29mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 5.8g 3.35g 1%
Calories 25kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 1.28g 1.21g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 3.2g 2.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 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 CarbsCarbs +73.1%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
~equal in Protein ~1.21g
~equal in Water ~94.64g
~equal in Other ~0.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +423.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 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 +166.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +122.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +52.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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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