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Summer squash vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and Brussels sprouts different?

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin E than summer squash.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for Brussels sprouts is 145% higher.

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Brussels sprouts, raw are the varieties used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5800%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +185.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.219mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 153g 1019%
Vitamin K 3µg 177µg 145%
Vitamin C 17mg 85mg 76%
Iron 0.35mg 1.4mg 13%
Fiber 1.1g 3.8g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.139mg 8%
Folate 29µg 61µg 8%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.337mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.88mg 5%
Potassium 262mg 389mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.09mg 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 69mg 4%
Protein 1.21g 3.38g 4%
Calcium 15mg 42mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.309mg 3%
Vitamin A 10µg 38µg 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.6µg 3%
Carbs 3.35g 8.95g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 19.1mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.745mg 2%
Calories 16kcal 43kcal 1%
Sodium 2mg 25mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.42mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 23mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 5.15g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.219mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.076mg 0%
Fructose 0.95g 0.93g 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
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.3%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167.2%
Contains more OtherOther +121%
~equal in Water ~86g

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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171810.1%

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
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1433.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~0.81g
~equal in Fructose ~0.93g
~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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.