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Summer squash vs. Rapini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and rapini?

  • Rapini is richer than summer squash in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin E, manganese, vitamin B1, calcium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Rapini's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 184% more.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Broccoli raab, raw types 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more IronIron +511.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
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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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1210%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.129mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Rapini DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3µg 224µg 184%
Iron 0.35mg 2.14mg 22%
Folate 29µg 83µg 14%
Vitamin A 10µg 131µg 13%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.62mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.162mg 10%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.395mg 10%
Calcium 15mg 108mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 2.7g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 1.221mg 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 73mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.171mg 4%
Protein 1.21g 3.17g 4%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.77mg 4%
Vitamin C 17mg 20.2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.322mg 3%
Potassium 262mg 196mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 18.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.129mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0.17g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Copper 0.051mg 0.042mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 33mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 22kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.49g 0%
Carbs 3.35g 2.85g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 0.15g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0.38g N/A
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.128mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.153mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +162%
Contains more FatsFats +172.2%
Contains more OtherOther +51.6%
~equal in Water ~92.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +650%
Contains more FructoseFructose +458.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +266.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/nutrients
  2. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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