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Summer squash vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and merlot

  • The amount of vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and folate in summer squash is higher than in merlot.
  • Summer squash covers your daily need for vitamin C, 19% more than merlot.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +363.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +31.4%
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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%
Merlot
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +358.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +282.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.057mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.031mg 9%
Folate 29µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.005mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Potassium 262mg 127mg 4%
Copper 0.051mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.03mg 3%
Calories 16kcal 83kcal 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 23mg 2%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.132mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.07g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.224mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Iron 0.35mg 0.46mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 8mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 2.51g N/A
Carbs 3.35g 2.51g 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1628.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1646.8%
~equal in Water ~86.59g

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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