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Summer squash vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and lemongrass

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C and vitamin B6, while lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 220% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 7 times more vitamin C than lemongrass. While summer squash contains 17mg of vitamin C, lemongrass contains only 2.6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Lemon grass (citronella), raw.

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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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +252.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176%
Contains more IronIron +2234.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +421.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +669%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2885.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +553.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.175mg 5.224mg 220%
Iron 0.35mg 8.17mg 98%
Copper 0.051mg 0.266mg 24%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.23mg 18%
Vitamin C 17mg 2.6mg 16%
Potassium 262mg 723mg 14%
Folate 29µg 75µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.08mg 11%
Magnesium 17mg 60mg 10%
Phosphorus 38mg 101mg 9%
Carbs 3.35g 25.31g 7%
Calcium 15mg 65mg 5%
Calories 16kcal 99kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 1.101mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.135mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.065mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.82g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.054g 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
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +34.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.4%
Contains more FatsFats +172.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +655.5%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%

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
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91%

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.