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Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and cucumber

  • Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has more copper and manganese; however, cucumber has more vitamin K.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 11% more.
  • Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has 119 times more sodium than cucumber. Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has 237mg of sodium, while cucumber has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and Cucumber, with peel, 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 17% 8.1% 17% 14% 34% 11% 17% 31% 28% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more IronIron +28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +169.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 18% 3.7% 2.8% 0% 11% 9.5% 9.6% 8.2% 15% 0% 8.8% 15% 4.3%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +96.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +120%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +423.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +368.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3.5µg 16.4µg 11%
Sodium 237mg 2mg 10%
Copper 0.103mg 0.041mg 7%
Manganese 0.213mg 0.079mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 2.8mg 3%
Folate 20µg 7µg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.098mg 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 24mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.137mg 0.259mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.065mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.033mg 1%
Protein 0.91g 0.65g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.131g 0.032g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.03mg 1%
Iron 0.36mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 5µg 1%
Calcium 27mg 16mg 1%
Potassium 192mg 147mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.31g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 4.31g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 2.91g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 2.59g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 7.9mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.022mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 4.31 g
Water: 93.7 g
Other: 0.77 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40%
Contains more FatsFats +181.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.7%
Contains more OtherOther +102.6%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.131 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +309.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.2%

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. Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170125/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.