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Summer squash vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and daikon

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, daikon is richer in copper and vitamin C.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 13% higher.
  • Summer squash has 7 times more vitamin B2 than daikon. While summer squash has 0.142mg of vitamin B2, daikon has only 0.02mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than daikon (32).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Radishes, oriental, 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%
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +29.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~28µg
~equal in Choline ~7.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.046mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.02mg 9%
Copper 0.051mg 0.115mg 7%
Vitamin C 17mg 22mg 6%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.038mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.02mg 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.2mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.6g 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.6g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Sodium 2mg 21mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 27mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.15mg 1%
Iron 0.35mg 0.4mg 1%
Potassium 262mg 227mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 18kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 2.5g N/A
Carbs 3.35g 4.1g 0%
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.138mg 0%
Folate 29µg 28µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.03g 0%
Choline 6.7mg 7.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +101.7%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.4%
~equal in Water ~94.62g
~equal in Other ~0.58g

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.