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Summer squash vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and icing

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and copper; however, icing is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Summer squash has less saturated fat.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than icing (51).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +670.6%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +314.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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%
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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 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +191.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 7.951g 52%
Fats 0.18g 16.23g 25%
Carbs 3.35g 67.89g 22%
Calories 16kcal 418kcal 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.044g 2.974g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.302mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.53mg 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin K 3µg 13µg 8%
Sodium 2mg 184mg 8%
Potassium 262mg 34mg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0mg 6%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Magnesium 17mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.01mg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.055mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.07mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0g 2%
Iron 0.35mg 0.16mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Calcium 15mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 2.3mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 63.1g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +528%
Contains more FatsFats +8916.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1926.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.6%

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
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30275%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8833.7%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.