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Summer squash vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and gingerbread?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, yet gingerbread is higher in iron, selenium, manganese, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 32% more.
  • Summer squash has 170 times more vitamin C than gingerbread. While summer squash has 17mg of vitamin C, gingerbread has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in summer squash is lower.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +311.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +373.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.6%
Contains more IronIron +722.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +290.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8050%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +256.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Gingerbread DV% diff.
Iron 0.35mg 2.88mg 32%
Selenium 0.2µg 16.3µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 4.216g 28%
Fats 0.18g 16.4g 25%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.683mg 22%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.1mg 19%
Saturated fat 0.044g 4.122g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 7.124g 18%
Calories 16kcal 356kcal 17%
Copper 0.051mg 0.195mg 16%
Carbs 3.35g 49.2g 15%
Sodium 2mg 327mg 14%
Magnesium 17mg 70mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.19mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 1.738mg 8%
Calcium 15mg 71mg 6%
Potassium 262mg 439mg 5%
Protein 1.21g 3.9g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.375mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.162mg 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Folate 29µg 33µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.39mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin A 10µg 14µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +238%
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9011.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1368.7%
Contains more OtherOther +303.2%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44425%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4637.1%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.