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Summer squash vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and longan

  • Summer squash has more manganese, while longan has more vitamin C and copper.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 74% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 3 times more manganese than longan. While summer squash contains 0.175mg of manganese, longan contains only 0.052mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Longans, 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%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +236.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +231.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +394.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 84mg 74%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 17%
Copper 0.051mg 0.169mg 13%
Folate 29µg 7%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.052mg 5%
Carbs 3.35g 15.14g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Iron 0.35mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Calories 16kcal 60kcal 2%
Magnesium 17mg 10mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.05mg 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 21mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.31g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 14.04g N/A
Potassium 262mg 266mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1.1g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +351.9%
Contains more OtherOther +12.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.31g

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.