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Summer squash vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between summer squash and noodles

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, noodles is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Noodles's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% higher.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than noodles (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +589.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more IronIron +320%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +124.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11850%

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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +502.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +326.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +189.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +283.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.136mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Noodles DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 23.9µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.289mg 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Folate 29µg 84µg 14%
Iron 0.35mg 1.47mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.046mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 2.077mg 10%
Carbs 3.35g 25.16g 7%
Protein 1.21g 4.54g 7%
Potassium 262mg 38mg 7%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.315mg 6%
Calories 16kcal 138kcal 6%
Phosphorus 38mg 76mg 5%
Copper 0.051mg 0.098mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.65mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.552g 3%
Choline 6.7mg 25.7mg 3%
Fats 0.18g 2.07g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.263mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.419g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.581g 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 23.96g N/A
Calcium 15mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1.2g 0%
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin A 10µg 6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.136mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +39.7%
Contains more OtherOther +24%
Contains more ProteinProtein +275.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +651%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3531.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +520.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 43% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +971.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +33.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/nutrients

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

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