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Summer squash vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and hot sauce different?

  • Summer squash is higher in folate and manganese; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 115% higher.
  • Summer squash contains 5 times more folate than hot sauce. While summer squash contains 29µg of folate, hot sauce contains only 6µg.
  • Summer squash has less sodium.

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot are the varieties used 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +245.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +37.1%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +340%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 17mg 74.8mg 64%
Folate 29µg 6µg 6%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.082mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.157mg 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 11mg 4%
Copper 0.051mg 0.028mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 5mg 3%
Potassium 262mg 144mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 0.3g 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.11mg 2%
Iron 0.35mg 0.48mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 2.4µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.196g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.254mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.036mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 0.51g 1%
Calcium 15mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 1.75g 1%
Calories 16kcal 11kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 10µg 8µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +137.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.4%
Contains more FatsFats +105.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1091.9%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.2%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.