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Summer squash vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between summer squash and garlic?

  • Summer squash has less vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5 than garlic.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 78% higher.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index than garlic.

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

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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%
Garlic
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1106.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.1%
Contains more IronIron +385.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +486.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +302.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +855.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7000%

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%
Garlic
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +246.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 1.235mg 78%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.672mg 65%
Copper 0.051mg 0.299mg 28%
Selenium 0.2µg 14.2µg 25%
Calcium 15mg 181mg 17%
Iron 0.35mg 1.7mg 17%
Phosphorus 38mg 153mg 16%
Vitamin C 17mg 31.2mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.2mg 13%
Carbs 3.35g 33.06g 10%
Protein 1.21g 6.36g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.596mg 9%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.16mg 8%
Folate 29µg 3µg 7%
Calories 16kcal 149kcal 7%
Fiber 1.1g 2.1g 4%
Potassium 262mg 401mg 4%
Choline 6.7mg 23.2mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.11mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 25mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.249g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.7mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +61.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +425.6%
Contains more FatsFats +177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +886.9%
Contains more OtherOther +141.9%

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
Garlic
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.