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Summer squash vs. Edible mushroom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and edible mushroom

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and manganese; however, edible mushroom is richer in copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Edible mushroom's daily need coverage for copper is 30% higher.
  • Summer squash has 8 times more vitamin C than edible mushroom. While summer squash has 17mg of vitamin C, edible mushroom has only 2.1mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than edible mushroom (32).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Mushrooms, white, 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 6.4% 0.9% 28% 19% 106% 14% 37% 0.65% 6.1% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +272.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +523.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4550%

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 7% 0% 0.2% 3% 20% 93% 68% 90% 24% 5% 0% 13% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +709.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +865.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +158.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Edible mushroom DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 0.318mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.497mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.402mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 3.607mg 20%
Selenium 0.2µg 9.3µg 17%
Vitamin C 17mg 2.1mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.104mg 9%
Phosphorus 38mg 86mg 7%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.047mg 6%
Protein 1.21g 3.09g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.081mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Folate 29µg 17µg 3%
Iron 0.35mg 0.5mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.52mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 17.3mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 318mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Calories 16kcal 22kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.34g 0%
Carbs 3.35g 3.26g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 2.26g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 1.98g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1g 0%
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.16g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.12mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.057mg 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
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.09 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 3.26 g
Water: 92.45 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.4%
Contains more FatsFats +88.9%
Contains more OtherOther +38.7%
~equal in Carbs ~3.26g
~equal in Water ~92.45g

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
24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.8%

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
90% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +458.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +97.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Edible mushroom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169251/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.