Summer squash vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between summer squash and pimiento

Summer squash has more vitamin B2 and folate; however, pimiento has more vitamin C, iron, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 75% higher.
Pimiento has 5 times less folate than summer squash. Summer squash has 29µg of folate, while pimiento has 6µg.
Pimiento has a higher glycemic index than summer squash.

Food types used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Pimento, canned.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Summer squash

Pimiento

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+183.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+123.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90.2%

Contains more IronIron

+380%

~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Summer squash

Pimiento

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1450%
Contains more FolateFolate	+383.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+399.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1230%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+176.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.215mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	17mg	84.9mg	75%
Iron	0.35mg	1.68mg	17%
Vitamin A	10µg	133µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.06mg	6%
Folate	29µg	6µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.69mg	4%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.092mg	4%
Vitamin K	3µg	8.3µg	4%
Magnesium	17mg	6mg	3%
Potassium	262mg	158mg	3%
Fiber	1.1g	1.9g	3%
Phosphorus	38mg	17mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.017mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.01mg	3%
Carbs	3.35g	5.1g	1%
Calcium	15mg	6mg	1%
Zinc	0.29mg	0.19mg	1%
Sodium	2mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	0.615mg	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Calories	16kcal	23kcal	0%
Protein	1.21g	1.1g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.6g	4.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	132kcal	209kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	625g	435g	N/A
Fats	0.18g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	2.25g	3.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.2g	2.71g	N/A
Copper	0.051mg	0.049mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.215mg	0%
Choline	6.7mg	6.3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.045g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.02g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.161g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.014mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.036mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	0.058mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	0.049mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.034mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.022mg	0%