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Summer squash vs. Salmon raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and salmon raw?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, yet salmon raw is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Salmon raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 133% more.
  • The glycemic index of salmon raw is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, raw types 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.
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 21% 3.6% 43% 30% 83% 17% 86% 5.7% 2.1% 199%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +993.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87%
Contains more IronIron +128.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +390.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +426.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18150%

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% 4% 0% 0% 57% 88% 147% 100% 189% 398% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +370.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1514%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +973.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Salmon raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.18µg 133%
Selenium 0.2µg 36.5µg 66%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 7.86mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.818mg 46%
Protein 1.21g 19.84g 37%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.664mg 30%
Phosphorus 38mg 200mg 23%
Copper 0.051mg 0.25mg 22%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 55mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.38mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 2.539g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.226mg 15%
Fats 0.18g 6.34g 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.016mg 7%
Potassium 262mg 490mg 7%
Calories 16kcal 142kcal 6%
Iron 0.35mg 0.8mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 2.103g 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.981g 4%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.64mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 44mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Carbs 3.35g 0g 1%
Folate 29µg 25µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 0g N/A
Calcium 15mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin A 10µg 12µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.222mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.87mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.914mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 1.613mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 1.822mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.587mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.775mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 1.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.584mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.321g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 1.115g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.287g 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
20% 6% 69% 5%
Protein: 19.84 g
Fats: 6.34 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.5 g
Other: 5.32 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +38.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1539.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3422.2%
Contains more OtherOther +758.1%

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
17% 37% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.981 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.103 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.539 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13043.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2752.8%

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. Salmon raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173686/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.