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Summer squash vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and chocolate

  • Summer squash has more vitamin B6, while chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Chocolate covers your daily need for copper, 109% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate. While summer squash contains 0.218mg of vitamin B6, chocolate contains only 0.042mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in summer squash is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +758.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +273.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.4%
Contains more IronIron +2191.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1915.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +593.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +710.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +419%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +170%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 1.028mg 109%
Iron 0.35mg 8.02mg 96%
Saturated fat 0.044g 18.519g 84%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.419mg 54%
Fats 0.18g 31.28g 48%
Magnesium 17mg 146mg 31%
Calories 16kcal 546kcal 27%
Phosphorus 38mg 206mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 9.54g 24%
Fiber 1.1g 7g 24%
Carbs 3.35g 61.17g 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.01mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.042mg 14%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.23µg 10%
Potassium 262mg 559mg 9%
Protein 1.21g 4.88g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1.092g 7%
Folate 29µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.05mg 7%
Selenium 0.2µg 3µg 5%
Calcium 15mg 56mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 8.1µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.297mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.725mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 2µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.112g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +9656.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.3%
Contains more FatsFats +17277.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1726%
Contains more OtherOther +174.2%

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +59525%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1127%

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
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 46.25 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 1.65 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +154066.7%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

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

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