Summer squash vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and fennel different?

Summer squash is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin C, while fennel is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and fiber.
Fennel covers your daily need for vitamin K, 50% more than summer squash.
Summer squash contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than fennel. Summer squash contains 0.218mg of vitamin B6, while fennel contains 0.047mg.
Summer squash is lower in sugar.
Fennel has a higher glycemic index (45) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Fennel, bulb, raw 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.

Summer squash

Fennel

Contains more ZincZinc	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+226.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58%
Contains more IronIron	+108.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.191mg

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.

Summer squash

Fennel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+343.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+363.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+380%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1993.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+97%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	3µg	62.8µg	50%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.047mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.032mg	8%
Fiber	1.1g	3.1g	8%
Vitamin C	17mg	12mg	6%
Iron	0.35mg	0.73mg	5%
Vitamin A	10µg	48µg	4%
Potassium	262mg	414mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.58mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.01mg	3%
Calcium	15mg	49mg	3%
Copper	0.051mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.232mg	2%
Phosphorus	38mg	50mg	2%
Sodium	2mg	52mg	2%
Folate	29µg	27µg	1%
Choline	6.7mg	13.2mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.169g	1%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	0.64mg	1%
Calories	16kcal	31kcal	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Carbs	3.35g	7.3g	1%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.191mg	1%
Zinc	0.29mg	0.2mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein	1.21g	1.24g	0%
Fats	0.18g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	2.25g	4.2g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	3.93g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.09g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.068g	0%
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%