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Summer squash vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and pecan

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C, while pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 188% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 15 times more vitamin C than pecan. While summer squash contains 17mg of vitamin C, pecan contains only 1.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in summer squash is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Nuts, pecans.

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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%
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.5%
Contains more IronIron +622.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2252.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1462.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +628.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2471.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%

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%
Pecan
6
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +456.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +504.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Pecan DV% diff.
Manganese 0.175mg 4.5mg 188%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 21.614g 144%
Copper 0.051mg 1.2mg 128%
Fats 0.18g 71.97g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 40.801g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.66mg 51%
Zinc 0.29mg 4.53mg 39%
Fiber 1.1g 9.6g 34%
Phosphorus 38mg 277mg 34%
Calories 16kcal 691kcal 34%
Saturated fat 0.044g 6.18g 28%
Iron 0.35mg 2.53mg 27%
Magnesium 17mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin C 17mg 1.1mg 18%
Protein 1.21g 9.17g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.863mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.4mg 9%
Selenium 0.2µg 3.8µg 7%
Choline 6.7mg 40.5mg 6%
Calcium 15mg 70mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 1.167mg 4%
Carbs 3.35g 13.86g 4%
Potassium 262mg 410mg 4%
Folate 29µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.21mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 0.04g 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 3µg 3.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.262mg 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
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more WaterWater +2588.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.9%
Contains more FatsFats +39883.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.7%
Contains more OtherOther +138.7%

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
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +254906.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24185.4%

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
Pecan
2
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1775%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2275%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +12900%
~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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.