Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Summer squash vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between summer squash and fireweed?

  • Summer squash has less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B5 than fireweed.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 284% higher.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw types in this comparison.

Infographic

Summer squash vs Fireweed infographic
Infographic link

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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +817.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +585.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +817.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3730.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +672.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +859.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +189.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +286.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.175mg 6.704mg 284%
Calcium 15mg 429mg 41%
Fiber 1.1g 10.6g 38%
Magnesium 17mg 156mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.632mg 32%
Copper 0.051mg 0.32mg 30%
Iron 0.35mg 2.4mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 4.674mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.356mg 24%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.66mg 22%
Folate 29µg 112µg 21%
Vitamin A 10µg 180µg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 2.2mg 16%
Phosphorus 38mg 108mg 10%
Potassium 262mg 494mg 7%
Protein 1.21g 4.71g 7%
Carbs 3.35g 19.22g 5%
Fats 0.18g 2.75g 4%
Calories 16kcal 103kcal 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.033mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 34mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.137mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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%

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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1427.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.7%
Contains more OtherOther +309.7%

People also compare

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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.