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Summer squash vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and pastry different?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, while pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and vitamin K.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +329.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more IronIron +631.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +178.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12000%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +938.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +729.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +755.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +436.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +169%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.18g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.044g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0.2µg 24.2µg 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 4.894g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.398mg 29%
Iron 0.35mg 2.56mg 28%
Calories 16kcal 551kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 4.168mg 23%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.021mg 15%
Carbs 3.35g 45.1g 14%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.488mg 14%
Protein 1.21g 7.3g 12%
Folate 29µg 78µg 12%
Vitamin K 3µg 16.1µg 11%
Sodium 2mg 249mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.283mg 11%
Copper 0.051mg 0.114mg 7%
Potassium 262mg 61mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.54mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.53mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.5g 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 43.6g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0.74g N/A
Choline 6.7mg 6.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.156mg 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
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +1013.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +503.3%
Contains more FatsFats +21066.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1246.3%
Contains more OtherOther +61.3%

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
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134881.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5398.9%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.