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Summer squash vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between summer squash and butter?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and potassium, yet butter is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% higher.
  • Summer squash contains less saturated fat.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index than summer squash.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Butter, without salt 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.
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 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +991.7%
Contains more IronIron +1650%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1059.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6740%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +180.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.044g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.18g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 10µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 23.43g 59%
Calories 16kcal 717kcal 35%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 3.01g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.003mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.034mg 8%
Folate 29µg 3µg 7%
Potassium 262mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.004mg 7%
Magnesium 17mg 2mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.005mg 4%
Copper 0.051mg 0.016mg 4%
Iron 0.35mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.042mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 7µg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 24mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.09mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 18.8mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Protein 1.21g 0.85g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.11mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 0.06g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5483.3%
Contains more WaterWater +427.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1450%
Contains more FatsFats +44961.1%

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
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146337.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3282%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.