Daikon vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between daikon and summer squash

Daikon is higher in copper and vitamin C; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 13% higher.
Daikon has 2 times more copper than summer squash. While daikon has 0.115mg of copper, summer squash has only 0.051mg.
Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than daikon (32).

The food types used in this comparison are Radishes, oriental, 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.

Daikon

Summer squash

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+125.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+360.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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.

Daikon

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+29.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+373.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~29µg

~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.218mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.142mg	9%
Copper	0.115mg	0.051mg	7%
Vitamin C	22mg	17mg	6%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.175mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.048mg	2%
Phosphorus	23mg	38mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	0.487mg	2%
Fiber	1.6g	1.1g	2%
Protein	0.6g	1.21g	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.12mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Sodium	21mg	2mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	15mg	1%
Zinc	0.15mg	0.29mg	1%
Iron	0.4mg	0.35mg	1%
Potassium	227mg	262mg	1%
Calories	18kcal	16kcal	0%
Fats	0.1g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	2.5g	2.25g	N/A
Carbs	4.1g	3.35g	0%
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	2.5g	2.2g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.138mg	0.155mg	0%
Folate	28µg	29µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.03g	0.044g	0%
Choline	7.3mg	6.7mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.017g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.045g	0.089g	0%
Tryptophan	0.003mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.025mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.042mg	0%
Leucine	0.031mg	0.069mg	0%
Lysine	0.03mg	0.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.02mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.028mg	0.053mg	0%
Histidine	0.011mg	0.025mg	0%