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Summer squash vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and ginger?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B2, yet ginger is higher in copper and magnesium.
  • Ginger's daily need coverage for copper is 19% more.
  • Summer squash has 4 times more vitamin B2 than ginger. While summer squash has 0.142mg of vitamin B2, ginger has only 0.034mg.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +152.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.4%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +343.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +240%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2900%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more CholineCholine +329.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 0.226mg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.034mg 8%
Magnesium 17mg 43mg 6%
Folate 29µg 11µg 5%
Carbs 3.35g 17.77g 5%
Potassium 262mg 415mg 5%
Choline 6.7mg 28.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.16mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 2g 4%
Calories 16kcal 80kcal 3%
Iron 0.35mg 0.6mg 3%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.229mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.203mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.203g 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 34mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.82g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 15.77g N/A
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.34mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.4%
Contains more FatsFats +316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +430.4%
Contains more OtherOther +24.2%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +862.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.