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Summer squash vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and lemons

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 40% higher.
  • Summer squash has 7 times more vitamin B2 than lemons. While summer squash has 0.142mg of vitamin B2, lemons have only 0.02mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +483.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.3%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +387%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 53mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.08mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.02mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.03mg 6%
Folate 29µg 11µg 5%
Potassium 262mg 138mg 4%
Iron 0.35mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 16mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Carbs 3.35g 9.32g 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.037mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.19mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 26mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.089g 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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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +106.7%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +178.2%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.