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Summer squash vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and cashew different?

  • Cashew is higher than summer squash in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin K.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 238% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cashew has a higher glycemic index (25) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 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%
Cashew
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1617.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.9%
Contains more IronIron +1808.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +4203.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1893.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1460.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +845.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9850%

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%
Cashew
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +16%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +781.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1036.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 2.195mg 238%
Iron 0.35mg 6.68mg 79%
Phosphorus 38mg 593mg 79%
Fats 0.18g 43.85g 67%
Magnesium 17mg 292mg 65%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.655mg 64%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 23.797g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 7.845g 52%
Zinc 0.29mg 5.78mg 50%
Selenium 0.2µg 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 0.044g 7.783g 35%
Protein 1.21g 18.22g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.423mg 31%
Calories 16kcal 553kcal 27%
Vitamin K 3µg 34.1µg 26%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.5mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.417mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.864mg 14%
Potassium 262mg 660mg 12%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 3.35g 30.19g 9%
Fiber 1.1g 3.3g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.058mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.9mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 1.062mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 37mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Folate 29µg 25µg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0.05g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 5.91g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.456mg 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
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1720%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1405.8%
Contains more FatsFats +24261.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +801.2%
Contains more OtherOther +309.7%

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
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +148631.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8714.6%

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
Cashew
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80% 20%
Starch: 23.49 g
Sucrose: 5.81 g
Glucose: 0.05 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1400%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1800%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +19266.7%
~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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.