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Summer squash vs. Cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between summer squash and cherries

  • Summer squash has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and folate; however, cherries have more vitamin A and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cherries is 22% higher.
  • Cherries have 5 times less vitamin B6 than summer squash. Summer squash has 0.218mg of vitamin B6, while cherries have 0.044mg.
  • Summer squash is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Cherries, sour, red, 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.
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 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.9%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Iron ~0.32mg

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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +395.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.143mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Cherry DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.044mg 13%
Vitamin C 17mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.04mg 8%
Copper 0.051mg 0.104mg 6%
Vitamin A 10µg 64µg 6%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Fructose 0.95g 3.51g 3%
Carbs 3.35g 12.18g 3%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.112mg 3%
Potassium 262mg 173mg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 15mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 16kcal 50kcal 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.6g 2%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 2.1µg 1%
Protein 1.21g 1g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 10.58g N/A
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Iron 0.35mg 0.32mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 8.49g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.143mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.068g 0%
Choline 6.7mg 6.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.09g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21%
Contains more OtherOther +59%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.6%
~equal in Water ~86.13g

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
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +412.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.09g

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
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9% 49% 41%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.8 g
Glucose: 4.18 g
Fructose: 3.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2566.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +457.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +269.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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