Chayote vs. Winter squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chayote and winter squash

Chayote has more folate; however, winter squash is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B6.
Winter squash covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than chayote.
Chayote has 5 times more folate than winter squash. While chayote has 93µg of folate, winter squash has only 20µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chayote, fruit, raw and Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt.

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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.

Chayote

Winter squash

Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+236.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.8%
Contains more IronIron	+29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~19mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.187mg

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.

Chayote

Winter squash

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+365%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+24.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.495mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.234mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~4.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	261µg	29%
Folate	93µg	20µg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.161mg	7%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.22mg	5%
Copper	0.123mg	0.082mg	5%
Fiber	1.7g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.029mg	0.067mg	3%
Potassium	125mg	241mg	3%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	9.6mg	2%
Calories	19kcal	37kcal	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.147g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.016mg	1%
Iron	0.34mg	0.44mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	22mg	1%
Carbs	4.51g	8.85g	1%
Protein	0.82g	0.89g	0%
Fats	0.13g	0.35g	0%
Net carbs	2.81g	6.05g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	1.66g	3.3g	N/A
Phosphorus	18mg	19mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.12mg	0%
Manganese	0.189mg	0.187mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.4µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.47mg	0.495mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.249mg	0.234mg	0%
Vitamin K	4.1µg	4.4µg	0%
Choline	9.2mg	10.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.028g	0.072g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.026g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.04mg	0.027mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.044mg	0.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.077mg	0.05mg	0%
Lysine	0.039mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.001mg	0.011mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.047mg	0.035mg	0%
Valine	0.063mg	0.038mg	0%
Histidine	0.015mg	0.017mg	0%