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Summer squash vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between summer squash and croissant

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than summer squash.
  • Croissant has 85 times less vitamin C than summer squash. Summer squash has 17mg of vitamin C, while croissant has 0.2mg.
  • Summer squash contains less sodium.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

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

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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more IronIron +480%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11250%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1960%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +708.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +349.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +455.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +203.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +479.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.044g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 0.2µg 22.7µg 41%
Fats 0.18g 21g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.388mg 28%
Vitamin A 10µg 206µg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Iron 0.35mg 2.03mg 21%
Sodium 2mg 467mg 20%
Calories 16kcal 406kcal 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.2mg 19%
Folate 29µg 88µg 15%
Carbs 3.35g 45.8g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.861mg 14%
Protein 1.21g 8.2g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 5.525g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.058mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 2.188mg 11%
Phosphorus 38mg 105mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.241mg 8%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.33mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1.094g 7%
Choline 6.7mg 38.8mg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 2.6g 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.84mg 5%
Potassium 262mg 118mg 4%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.75mg 4%
Copper 0.051mg 0.08mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 37mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 1.8µg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 43.2g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g 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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +307.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +577.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1267.2%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%

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% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34431.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1129.2%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.