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Summer squash vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between summer squash and brown sugar

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and folate; however, brown sugar is higher in calcium.
  • Summer squash covers your daily vitamin C needs 19% more than brown sugar.
  • Summer squash has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Sugars, brown.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97%
Contains more ZincZinc +866.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +453.3%
Contains more IronIron +102.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Copper ~0.047mg

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%
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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +431.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +191.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 3.35g 98.09g 32%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Calories 16kcal 380kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.041mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0mg 11%
Folate 29µg 1µg 7%
Calcium 15mg 83mg 7%
Phosphorus 38mg 4mg 5%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.064mg 5%
Iron 0.35mg 0.71mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Potassium 262mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.03mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.2µg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.12g 2%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Sodium 2mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 2.3mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 97.02g N/A
Copper 0.051mg 0.047mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.132mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%
Fructose 0.95g 1.11g 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +908.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6962.7%
Contains more OtherOther +37.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2828.1%

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
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +315100%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +80%
Contains more FructoseFructose +16.8%
~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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.