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Summer squash vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and quince?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and folate, yet quince is higher in copper.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 14% more.
  • Summer squash has 10 times more folate than quince. While summer squash has 29µg of folate, quince has only 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Quinces, raw types 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%
Quince
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains more ZincZinc +625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +154.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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%
Quince
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.04mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.03mg 9%
Copper 0.051mg 0.13mg 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 8%
Folate 29µg 3µg 7%
Carbs 3.35g 15.3g 4%
Iron 0.35mg 0.7mg 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.9g 3%
Calories 16kcal 57kcal 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.2mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 197mg 2%
Vitamin C 17mg 15mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.081mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 2µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 13.4g N/A
Calcium 15mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
Quince
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.5%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +356.7%

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
Quince
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +125%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.