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Cherry vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cherries and summer squash

  • Cherries have more vitamin A and copper; however, summer squash has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cherries is 22% higher.
  • Summer squash has 4 times less sugar than cherries. Cherries have 8.49g of sugar, while summer squash has 2.2g.

Food types used in this article are Cherries, sour, red, 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.
Cherry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
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 CopperCopper +103.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg
~equal in Iron ~0.35mg

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.
Cherry
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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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
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 AVitamin A +540%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +395.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.218mg 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 17mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.142mg 8%
Copper 0.104mg 0.051mg 6%
Vitamin A 64µg 10µg 6%
Folate 8µg 29µg 5%
Fructose 3.51g 0.95g 3%
Carbs 12.18g 3.35g 3%
Manganese 0.112mg 0.175mg 3%
Potassium 173mg 262mg 3%
Phosphorus 15mg 38mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.29mg 2%
Calories 50kcal 16kcal 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.1g 2%
Magnesium 9mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.487mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 3µg 1%
Protein 1g 1.21g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 10.58g 2.25g N/A
Calcium 16mg 15mg 0%
Iron 0.32mg 0.35mg 0%
Sugar 8.49g 2.2g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.155mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.044g 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 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 FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21%
Contains more OtherOther +59%
~equal in Water ~94.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 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 +412.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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9% 49% 41%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.8 g
Glucose: 4.18 g
Fructose: 3.51 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 +2566.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +457.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +269.5%
~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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.