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Dried fruit vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dried fruit and summer squash

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, copper, iron, vitamin E, potassium, fiber, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, while summer squash has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 68% more than summer squash.
  • Dried fruit contains 36 times more vitamin E than summer squash. While dried fruit contains 4.33mg of vitamin E, summer squash contains only 0.12mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of dried fruit is 31.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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 +88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +343.5%
Contains more IronIron +660%
Contains more CopperCopper +572.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +431.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +232.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +190%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Summer squash DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.051mg 32%
Iron 2.66mg 0.35mg 29%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.12mg 28%
Potassium 1162mg 262mg 26%
Fiber 7.3g 1.1g 25%
Carbs 62.64g 3.35g 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 10µg 19%
Vitamin C 1mg 17mg 18%
Fructose 12.47g 0.95g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.487mg 13%
Calories 241kcal 16kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.155mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.218mg 6%
Phosphorus 71mg 38mg 5%
Folate 10µg 29µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.142mg 5%
Calcium 55mg 15mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 17mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.2µg 4%
Protein 3.39g 1.21g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.048mg 3%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.175mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.29mg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 6.7mg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.18g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 2.2g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 +180.2%
Contains more FatsFats +183.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1769.9%
Contains more OtherOther +314.5%
Contains more WaterWater +206.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +362.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +26200%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4310.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1212.6%
~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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.