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Soba vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between soba and summer squash?

  • Soba is richer in manganese, yet summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, and folate.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Soba has 2 times more manganese than summer squash. Soba has 0.374mg of manganese, while summer squash has 0.175mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index than soba.

We used Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 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 +37.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +648.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +537.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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.
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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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.487mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.218mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.142mg 9%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.175mg 9%
Protein 5.06g 1.21g 8%
Potassium 35mg 262mg 7%
Folate 7µg 29µg 6%
Carbs 21.44g 3.35g 6%
Copper 0.008mg 0.051mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 16kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.048mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Sodium 60mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 17mg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.29mg 2%
Phosphorus 25mg 38mg 2%
Iron 0.48mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.155mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Calcium 4mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 0.487mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 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 +318.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +540%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +29.6%
Contains more OtherOther +59%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 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 -56.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.1%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.