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Summer squash vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and matzo different?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, while matzo is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Matzo covers your daily need for selenium, 67% more than summer squash.

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Crackers, matzo, plain types were used in this article.

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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 18% 3.9% 9.9% 119% 20% 19% 38% 0% 85% 201%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more IronIron +802.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +271.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18350%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +706.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +699.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 36.9µg 67%
Iron 0.35mg 3.16mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.387mg 28%
Carbs 3.35g 83.7g 27%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 3.892mg 21%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.65mg 21%
Calories 16kcal 395kcal 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Protein 1.21g 10g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.291mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.115mg 8%
Fiber 1.1g 3g 8%
Phosphorus 38mg 89mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.443mg 6%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.68mg 4%
Potassium 262mg 112mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.603g 3%
Folate 29µg 17µg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 0.3µg 2%
Fats 0.18g 1.4g 2%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.226g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 10.8mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Copper 0.051mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 80.7g N/A
Calcium 15mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0.29g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.127g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.213mg 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
Matzo
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10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +2100.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +726.4%
Contains more FatsFats +677.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2398.5%
~equal in Other ~0.6g

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
Matzo
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +693.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +577.5%

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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. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/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.