Halva vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are halva and summer squash different?

Halva is richer in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, manganese, and selenium, while summer squash is higher in vitamin C.
Halva covers your daily need for copper, 128% more than summer squash.
Halva contains 94 times more saturated fat than summer squash. Halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, while summer squash contains 0.044g.
Halva has a higher glycemic index (55) than summer squash (13).

Candies, halavah, plain and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Halva

Summer squash

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1182.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+1194.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2256.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1389.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1497.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+398.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5650%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%

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.

Halva

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+783.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+486.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+124.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+16900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.202mg	0.051mg	128%
Phosphorus	607mg	38mg	81%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.481g	0.089g	56%
Iron	4.53mg	0.35mg	52%
Magnesium	218mg	17mg	48%
Zinc	4.32mg	0.29mg	37%
Fats	21.52g	0.18g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.048mg	31%
Manganese	0.873mg	0.175mg	30%
Calories	469kcal	16kcal	23%
Protein	12.49g	1.21g	23%
Selenium	11.5µg	0.2µg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.194g	0.016g	20%
Saturated fat	4.127g	0.044g	19%
Carbs	60.49g	3.35g	19%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	17mg	19%
Vitamin B3	2.856mg	0.487mg	15%
Fiber	4.5g	1.1g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.218mg	10%
Folate	65µg	29µg	9%
Sodium	195mg	2mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.088mg	0.142mg	4%
Vitamin K		3µg	3%
Calcium	33mg	15mg	2%
Potassium	187mg	262mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Choline		6.7mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Net carbs	55.99g	2.25g	N/A
Sugar		2.2g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.174mg	0.155mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.042mg	0%
Leucine		0.069mg	0%
Lysine		0.065mg	0%
Methionine		0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.041mg	0%
Valine		0.053mg	0%
Histidine		0.025mg	0%