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Garlic vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garlic and summer squash?

  • Summer squash has less vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5 than garlic.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 78% higher.
  • Garlic has 71 times more selenium than summer squash. Garlic has 14.2µg of selenium, while summer squash has 0.2µg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index than garlic.

We used Garlic, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Garlic
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1106.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.1%
Contains more IronIron +385.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +486.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +302.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +855.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 CVitamin C +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +246.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.218mg 78%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.175mg 65%
Copper 0.299mg 0.051mg 28%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.2µg 25%
Calcium 181mg 15mg 17%
Iron 1.7mg 0.35mg 17%
Phosphorus 153mg 38mg 16%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 17mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.048mg 13%
Carbs 33.06g 3.35g 10%
Protein 6.36g 1.21g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.155mg 9%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.29mg 8%
Folate 3µg 29µg 7%
Calories 149kcal 16kcal 7%
Fiber 2.1g 1.1g 4%
Potassium 401mg 262mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 6.7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.142mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 17mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 3µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.487mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 1g 2.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +425.6%
Contains more FatsFats +177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +886.9%
Contains more OtherOther +141.9%
Contains more WaterWater +61.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.