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Glutinous rice vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between glutinous rice and summer squash?

  • Glutinous rice is richer in selenium, yet summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, and folate.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Glutinous rice has 28 times more selenium than summer squash. Glutinous rice has 5.6µg of selenium, while summer squash has 0.2µg.
  • Glutinous rice contains less sugar.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index than glutinous rice.

We used Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
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 ZincZinc +41.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2700%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2520%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +375%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
~equal in Copper ~0.051mg

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +992.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +738.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +219%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Glutinous rice Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.218mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.142mg 10%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.2µg 10%
Folate 1µg 29µg 7%
Potassium 10mg 262mg 7%
Carbs 21.09g 3.35g 6%
Calories 97kcal 16kcal 4%
Phosphorus 8mg 38mg 4%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.175mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 3µg 3%
Magnesium 5mg 17mg 3%
Iron 0.14mg 0.35mg 3%
Protein 2.02g 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.048mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.29mg 0.487mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 0.155mg 1%
Calcium 2mg 15mg 1%
Choline 2.1mg 6.7mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 20.09g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 0.05g 2.2g N/A
Fiber 1g 1.1g 0%
Copper 0.049mg 0.051mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 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 +66.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +529.6%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
Contains more OtherOther +785.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 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 -11.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +337.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.