Pastry vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and summer squash different?

Pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and vitamin K, while summer squash is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than summer squash.
Pastry contains 121 times more selenium than summer squash. Pastry contains 24.2µg of selenium, while summer squash contains 0.2µg.
Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than summer squash (13).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.

Pastry

Summer squash

Contains more IronIron	+631.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+178.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12000%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+329.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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.

Pastry

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+729.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+755.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+436.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+169%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+938.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	38.1g	0.18g	58%
Monounsaturated fat	21.597g	0.016g	54%
Saturated fat	9.643g	0.044g	44%
Selenium	24.2µg	0.2µg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.894g	0.089g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.398mg	0.048mg	29%
Iron	2.56mg	0.35mg	28%
Calories	551kcal	16kcal	27%
Vitamin B3	4.168mg	0.487mg	23%
Vitamin C	0mg	17mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.021mg	0.218mg	15%
Carbs	45.1g	3.35g	14%
Manganese	0.488mg	0.175mg	14%
Protein	7.3g	1.21g	12%
Folate	78µg	29µg	12%
Vitamin K	16.1µg	3µg	11%
Sodium	249mg	2mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.283mg	0.142mg	11%
Copper	0.114mg	0.051mg	7%
Potassium	61mg	262mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.155mg	3%
Phosphorus	60mg	38mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.12mg	3%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.29mg	2%
Fiber	1.5g	1.1g	2%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	10µg	1%
Calcium	10mg	15mg	1%
Net carbs	43.6g	2.25g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0.74g	2.2g	N/A
Choline	6.4mg	6.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.196mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.272mg	0.042mg	0%
Leucine	0.508mg	0.069mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.129mg	0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.362mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.308mg	0.053mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.025mg	0%