Fruitcake vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fruitcake and summer squash

Fruitcake is higher in iron, fiber, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Fruitcake's daily need coverage for iron is 22% higher.
Fruitcake has 263 times more monounsaturated fat than summer squash. While fruitcake has 4.2g of monounsaturated fat, summer squash has only 0.016g.
Summer squash has less sodium.
Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than fruitcake (53).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.

Fruitcake

Summer squash

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+491.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+900%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Copper ~0.051mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.29mg

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.

Fruitcake

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+32.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+373.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.07mg	0.35mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.089g	22%
Carbs	61.6g	3.35g	19%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	17mg	18%
Calories	324kcal	16kcal	15%
Fats	9.1g	0.18g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.218mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.016g	10%
Fiber	3.7g	1.1g	10%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.044g	5%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.12mg	5%
Sodium	101mg	2mg	4%
Protein	2.9g	1.21g	3%
Selenium	2µg	0.2µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.142mg	3%
Potassium	153mg	262mg	3%
Phosphorus	52mg	38mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.487mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Folate	20µg	29µg	2%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.175mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.155mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Net carbs	57.9g	2.25g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	2.2g	N/A
Copper	0.05mg	0.051mg	0%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.29mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	10µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.048mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Choline	8.9mg	6.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.042mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.069mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.053mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.025mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A