Summer squash vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between summer squash and chayote

Summer squash has more vitamin B6, vitamin C, and vitamin B2; however, chayote is richer in folate and copper.
Chayote covers your daily folate needs 16% more than summer squash.
Chayote has 5 times less vitamin B2 than summer squash. Summer squash has 0.142mg of vitamin B2, while chayote has 0.029mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Chayote, fruit, raw.

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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.

Summer squash

Chayote

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+111.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.2%

~equal in Iron ~0.34mg

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.189mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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.

Summer squash

Chayote

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+389.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+186.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+220.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+37.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.47mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	29µg	93µg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.076mg	11%
Vitamin C	17mg	7.7mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.029mg	9%
Copper	0.051mg	0.123mg	8%
Potassium	262mg	125mg	4%
Zinc	0.29mg	0.74mg	4%
Phosphorus	38mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.025mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.249mg	2%
Fiber	1.1g	1.7g	2%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	3µg	4.1µg	1%
Protein	1.21g	0.82g	1%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.189mg	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Magnesium	17mg	12mg	1%
Calories	16kcal	19kcal	0%
Fats	0.18g	0.13g	0%
Carbs	3.35g	4.51g	0%
Net carbs	2.25g	2.81g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	17mg	0%
Iron	0.35mg	0.34mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	1.66g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.12mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	0.47mg	0%
Choline	6.7mg	9.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.028g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.057g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	0.077mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	0.039mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.001mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.047mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.063mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.015mg	0%