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Summer squash vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and brazil nut different?

  • Brazil nut has more selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin E, zinc, and iron than summer squash.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for brazil nut is 3485% higher.
  • Summer squash has less saturated fat.

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2111.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.5%
Contains more IronIron +594.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3317.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1807.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +598.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +958400%

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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2328.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +305.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1185.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +329.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 1917µg 3485%
Copper 0.051mg 1.743mg 188%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 24.399g 162%
Fats 0.18g 67.1g 103%
Phosphorus 38mg 725mg 98%
Magnesium 17mg 376mg 85%
Saturated fat 0.044g 16.134g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 23.879g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.617mg 47%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.223mg 46%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 5.65mg 37%
Zinc 0.29mg 4.06mg 34%
Calories 16kcal 659kcal 32%
Iron 0.35mg 2.43mg 26%
Fiber 1.1g 7.5g 26%
Protein 1.21g 14.32g 26%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.7mg 18%
Calcium 15mg 160mg 15%
Potassium 262mg 659mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.101mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.035mg 8%
Choline 6.7mg 28.8mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 3.35g 11.74g 3%
Folate 29µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.295mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.184mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g 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
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +2667.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1083.5%
Contains more FatsFats +37177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +250.4%
Contains more OtherOther +451.6%

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
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +149143.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27314.6%

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% 90%
Starch: 0.25 g
Sucrose: 2.33 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +7666.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients

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

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