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Summer squash vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and fudge

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate; however, fudge is richer in copper, iron, manganese, and zinc.
  • Fudge's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 32% higher.
  • Summer squash has less saturated fat.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than fudge (49).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.7%
Contains more IronIron +405.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +545.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%

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%
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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 0% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1716.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.14mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Fudge DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 0.329mg 31%
Saturated fat 0.044g 6.448g 29%
Carbs 3.35g 76.44g 24%
Calories 16kcal 411kcal 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Iron 0.35mg 1.77mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.012mg 16%
Fats 0.18g 10.41g 16%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.422mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 2.943g 7%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.11mg 7%
Folate 29µg 4µg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Magnesium 17mg 36mg 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 71mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 2.5µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin A 10µg 44µg 4%
Potassium 262mg 134mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 49mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.7g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.373g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.176mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 2.39g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.026mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 45mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 1.4µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 73.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.14mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.165g N/A
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
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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +864.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5683.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2181.8%
Contains more OtherOther +53.2%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18293.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.1%

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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. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/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.