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Summer squash vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and honey?

  • Summer squash is richer than honey in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, and potassium.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 18% more.
  • Summer squash has 15 times more folate than honey. While summer squash has 29µg of folate, honey has only 2µg.
  • The amount of sugar in summer squash is lower.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Honey 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%
Honey
Honey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +403.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +118.8%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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%
Honey
Honey
0
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +273.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +808.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1350%
Contains more CholineCholine +204.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 0.95g 40.94g 50%
Carbs 3.35g 82.4g 26%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.5mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.024mg 15%
Calories 16kcal 304kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.038mg 8%
Folate 29µg 2µg 7%
Potassium 262mg 52mg 6%
Phosphorus 38mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.08mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 2mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.121mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.068mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.036mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 2.2mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.35mg 0.42mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 6mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 82.12g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +453.5%
Contains more OtherOther +210%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2359.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
Honey
5
44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2866.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4666.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +4209.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.