Chicory vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicory and summer squash

Chicory has more fiber; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.
Chicory contains 3 times more fiber than summer squash. Chicory contains 3.1g of fiber, while summer squash contains 1.1g.
Summer squash has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of chicory is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicory, witloof, 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.

Chicory

Summer squash

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+26.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.2%
Contains more IronIron	+45.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Copper ~0.051mg

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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.

Chicory

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+507.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+425.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+419%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	2.8mg	17mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.218mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.142mg	9%
Fiber	3.1g	1.1g	8%
Vitamin K		3µg	3%
Manganese	0.1mg	0.175mg	3%
Folate	37µg	29µg	2%
Magnesium	10mg	17mg	2%
Potassium	211mg	262mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.16mg	0.487mg	2%
Phosphorus	26mg	38mg	2%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Choline		6.7mg	1%
Protein	0.9g	1.21g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.062mg	0.048mg	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	10µg	1%
Iron	0.24mg	0.35mg	1%
Zinc	0.16mg	0.29mg	1%
Calories	17kcal	16kcal	0%
Fats	0.1g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	0.9g	2.25g	N/A
Carbs	4g	3.35g	0%
Calcium	19mg	15mg	0%
Sugar		2.2g	N/A
Copper	0.051mg	0.051mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.155mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.024g	0.044g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.044g	0.089g	0%
Tryptophan	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.025mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.042mg	0%
Leucine	0.039mg	0.069mg	0%
Lysine	0.035mg	0.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.005mg	0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.022mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.041mg	0.053mg	0%
Histidine	0.015mg	0.025mg	0%