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Summer squash vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between summer squash and chicory

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, chicory is richer in fiber.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.
  • Summer squash contains 5 times more vitamin B2 than chicory. Summer squash contains 0.142mg of vitamin B2, while chicory contains 0.027mg.
  • Summer squash has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of chicory is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Chicory, witloof, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.2%
Contains more IronIron +45.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.051mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg
~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.
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 9.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +507.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +425.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +419%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.145mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Chicory DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 2.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.042mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.027mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 3.1g 8%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.1mg 3%
Folate 29µg 37µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 211mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.16mg 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 26mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 0.9g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.062mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Iron 0.35mg 0.24mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.16mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 17kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 0.9g N/A
Carbs 3.35g 4g 0%
Calcium 15mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Copper 0.051mg 0.051mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.145mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.015mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.4%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more OtherOther +29.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.