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Summer squash vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between summer squash and lime

  • Summer squash has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and folate; however, lime is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Summer squash covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 13% more than lime.
  • Lime has 22 times less manganese than summer squash. Summer squash has 0.175mg of manganese, while lime has 0.008mg.
  • Lime has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lime is 32, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2087.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.5%
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +407%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 29.1mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.043mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.02mg 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.008mg 7%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Potassium 262mg 102mg 5%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 18mg 3%
Iron 0.35mg 0.6mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 6mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 33mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.065mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.11mg 2%
Carbs 3.35g 10.54g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.03mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.217mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 30kcal 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 2µg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.022g 0%
Choline 6.7mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.9%
Contains more OtherOther +106.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.6%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.8%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.