Currant vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between currants and summer squash
- Currants have more vitamin C, fiber, iron, vitamin K, and copper; however, summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and folate.
- Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 27% more than summer squash.
- Summer squash contains 4 times less fiber than currants. Currants contain 4.3g of fiber, while summer squash contains 1.1g.
- Summer squash has less sugar.
- The glycemic index of currants is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Currants, red, and white, 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +120% |
| Contains more IronIron | +185.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +109.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +15.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +30.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +26.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +141.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +266.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +13.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +184% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +387% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +142.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +211.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +262.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 17mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 4.3g | 1.1g | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.218mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 0.35mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 11µg | 3µg | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.142mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.107mg | 0.051mg | 6% |
| Folate | 8µg | 29µg | 5% |
| Fructose | 3.53g | 0.95g | 3% |
| Carbs | 13.8g | 3.35g | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.064mg | 0.155mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.1mg | 0.487mg | 2% |
| Calories | 56kcal | 16kcal | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 15mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.23mg | 0.29mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 44mg | 38mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 13mg | 17mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.048mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 10µg | 1% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 1.21g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.18g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 9.5g | 2.25g | N/A |
| Potassium | 275mg | 262mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 7.37g | 2.2g | N/A |
| Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.186mg | 0.175mg | 0% |
| Choline | 7.6mg | 6.7mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0.044g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0.016g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 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
Protein:
1.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
13.8 g
Water:
83.95 g
Other:
0.65 g
Protein:
1.21 g
Fats:
0.18 g
Carbs:
3.35 g
Water:
94.64 g
Other:
0.62 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +15.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +311.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +12.7% |
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Fats
~0.18g
~equal in
Other
~0.62g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
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 | -61.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +75% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.089g
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
0.61 g
Glucose:
3.22 g
Fructose:
3.53 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
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 | +1933.3% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +329.3% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +271.6% |
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Starch
~0g
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Maltose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g
