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Ground beef vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground beef and summer squash?

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline, yet summer squash is richer in vitamin C.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% higher.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index than summer squash.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +548.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1913.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +336.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1844.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg
~equal in Potassium ~262mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +230.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +992.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.29mg 50%
Protein 23.87g 1.21g 45%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.2µg 34%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.044g 27%
Iron 2.27mg 0.35mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.18g 23%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.487mg 22%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.016g 18%
Phosphorus 166mg 38mg 18%
Choline 73.2mg 6.7mg 12%
Calories 241kcal 16kcal 11%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.218mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.155mg 7%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.175mg 7%
Folate 7µg 29µg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Copper 0.079mg 0.051mg 3%
Sodium 73mg 2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.089g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.142mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 15mg 2%
Carbs 0g 3.35g 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 10µg 1%
Potassium 241mg 262mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.25g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 17mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0g 2.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.025mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 +1872.7%
Contains more FatsFats +8438.9%
Contains more OtherOther +285.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +62.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45662.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +358.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.