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Napa cabbage vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between napa cabbage and summer squash

  • Napa cabbage is higher in copper; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 15% higher.
  • Napa cabbage has 2 times more copper than summer squash. While napa cabbage has 0.096mg of copper, summer squash has only 0.051mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than napa cabbage (32).

The food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, napa, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
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 +93.3%
Contains more IronIron +111.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 AVitamin A +30%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +431.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +468%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +489.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.487mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.2mg 17mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.218mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.142mg 9%
Potassium 87mg 262mg 5%
Iron 0.74mg 0.35mg 5%
Copper 0.096mg 0.051mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.048mg 4%
Folate 43µg 29µg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Phosphorus 19mg 38mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.155mg 2%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.175mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.29mg 1%
Calcium 29mg 15mg 1%
Calories 12kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 1.1g 1.21g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.18g 0%
Carbs 2.23g 3.35g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 13µg 10µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.487mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 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 CarbsCarbs +50.2%
Contains more OtherOther +264.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.21g
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~94.64g

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.