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Summer squash vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and candy bar different?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin C, while candy bar is higher in vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and magnesium.
  • Candy bar covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 11752% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
  • Candy bar has a higher glycemic index (51) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Candies, peanut bar types were 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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +547.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.3%
Contains more IronIron +177.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1417.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1258.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +710.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +610.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2250%

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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1526.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70083.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +338.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 153mg 11752%
Copper 0.051mg 0.774mg 80%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 10.65g 70%
Fats 0.18g 33.7g 52%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 7.922mg 46%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.243mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 16.721g 42%
Phosphorus 38mg 308mg 39%
Zinc 0.29mg 3.94mg 33%
Protein 1.21g 15.5g 29%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 4.1mg 27%
Calories 16kcal 522kcal 25%
Magnesium 17mg 110mg 22%
Saturated fat 0.044g 4.678g 21%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Carbs 3.35g 47.4g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.83mg 14%
Fiber 1.1g 4.1g 12%
Folate 29µg 75µg 12%
Iron 0.35mg 0.97mg 8%
Selenium 0.2µg 4.7µg 8%
Sodium 2mg 156mg 7%
Calcium 15mg 78mg 6%
Choline 6.7mg 29.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.1mg 4%
Potassium 262mg 407mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 42.22g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.385mg 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
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +5815%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1181%
Contains more FatsFats +18622.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1314.9%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%

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
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104406.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11866.3%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.