Summer squash vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and lentil

Summer squash is higher in vitamin C; however, lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and zinc.
Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 38% higher.
Summer squash has 11 times more vitamin C than lentil. While summer squash has 17mg of vitamin C, lentil has only 1.5mg.
Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than lentil (29).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Summer squash

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.8%
Contains more IronIron	+851.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+392.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+337.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+373.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+182.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1300%

~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.

Summer squash

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+76.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+252.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+117.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+311.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+524.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+388.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	29µg	181µg	38%
Iron	0.35mg	3.33mg	37%
Fiber	1.1g	7.9g	27%
Copper	0.051mg	0.251mg	22%
Phosphorus	38mg	180mg	20%
Vitamin C	17mg	1.5mg	17%
Protein	1.21g	9.02g	16%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.494mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.169mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.638mg	10%
Zinc	0.29mg	1.27mg	9%
Carbs	3.35g	20.13g	6%
Choline	6.7mg	32.7mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.073mg	5%
Selenium	0.2µg	2.8µg	5%
Calories	16kcal	116kcal	5%
Magnesium	17mg	36mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	1.06mg	4%
Potassium	262mg	369mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.178mg	3%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.175g	1%
Vitamin K	3µg	1.7µg	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Fats	0.18g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	2.25g	12.23g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	1.8g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.11mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.053g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.064g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.254mg	0%