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Pickled cucumber vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pickled cucumber and summer squash

  • Pickled cucumber has more vitamin K; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, potassium, and folate.
  • Pickled cucumber's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
  • Pickled cucumber contains 16 times more vitamin K than summer squash. Pickled cucumber contains 47µg of vitamin K, while summer squash contains 3µg.
  • Summer squash contains less sodium.
  • Pickled cucumber has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pickles, cucumber, sour 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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
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 IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1039.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1490.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
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 KVitamin K +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +307.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2322.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~10µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Summer squash DV% diff.
Sodium 1208mg 2mg 52%
Vitamin K 47µg 3µg 37%
Vitamin C 1mg 17mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.218mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.142mg 10%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.175mg 7%
Folate 1µg 29µg 7%
Potassium 23mg 262mg 7%
Copper 0.085mg 0.051mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.487mg 3%
Phosphorus 14mg 38mg 3%
Magnesium 4mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.155mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 15mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.29mg 2%
Protein 0.33g 1.21g 2%
Choline 3.6mg 6.7mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Iron 0.4mg 0.35mg 1%
Calories 11kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.18g 0%
Carbs 2.26g 3.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.06g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 2.2g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 10µg 10µg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 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 OtherOther +404.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +266.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~94.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 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 -15.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +433.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.