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Chocolate vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chocolate and summer squash

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B12, while summer squash has more vitamin B6.
  • Chocolate covers your daily need for copper, 109% more than summer squash.
  • The amount of saturated fat in summer squash is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids 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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
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 +758.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +273.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.4%
Contains more IronIron +2191.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1915.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +593.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +710.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
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 EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +170%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +419%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Summer squash DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.051mg 109%
Iron 8.02mg 0.35mg 96%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.044g 84%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.175mg 54%
Fats 31.28g 0.18g 48%
Magnesium 146mg 17mg 31%
Calories 546kcal 16kcal 27%
Phosphorus 206mg 38mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.016g 24%
Fiber 7g 1.1g 24%
Carbs 61.17g 3.35g 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.29mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.218mg 14%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Potassium 559mg 262mg 9%
Protein 4.88g 1.21g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.089g 7%
Folate 29µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.142mg 7%
Selenium 3µg 0.2µg 5%
Calcium 56mg 15mg 4%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.155mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.487mg 1%
Fructose 0g 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 10µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Sodium 24mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 2.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 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 +303.3%
Contains more FatsFats +17277.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1726%
Contains more OtherOther +174.2%
Contains more WaterWater +9656.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 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 +59525%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1127%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 46.25 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 1.65 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 +154066.7%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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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