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Summer squash vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between summer squash and pork Meat

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C; however, pork Meat is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork Meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 75% more.
  • Summer squash has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of pork Meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1246.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%
Contains more IronIron +228.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +734.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +602.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19000%

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 0% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1879.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +552.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1226.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.95mg 75%
Selenium 0.2µg 38.2µg 69%
Protein 1.21g 26.17g 50%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 7.432mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.739mg 40%
Phosphorus 38mg 267mg 33%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.57µg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.42mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.387mg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.012mg 17%
Choline 6.7mg 88.9mg 15%
Iron 0.35mg 1.15mg 10%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.013mg 7%
Folate 29µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0.111mg 7%
Calories 16kcal 143kcal 6%
Potassium 262mg 421mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.044g 1.198g 5%
Fats 0.18g 3.51g 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.506g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 1.334g 3%
Magnesium 17mg 29mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 57mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 10IU 1%
Calcium 15mg 6mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.08mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

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
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +36.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2062.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1850%
Contains more OtherOther +40.3%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +468.5%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.