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Summer squash vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and coconut oil different?

  • Summer squash is higher than coconut oil in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, manganese, folate, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 412% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
  • Summer squash has a higher glycemic index (13) than coconut oil (0).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Oil, coconut 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2133.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Coconut oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.044g 82.475g 375%
Fats 0.18g 99.06g 152%
Calories 16kcal 892kcal 44%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 6.332g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1.702g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 262mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.175mg 0mg 8%
Folate 29µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0mg 6%
Phosphorus 38mg 0mg 5%
Iron 0.35mg 0.05mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Magnesium 17mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.21g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 0g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.11mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.028g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g 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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +315366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +54933.3%
Contains more OtherOther +46.8%

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
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39475%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1812.4%

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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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.