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Summer squash vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and garden rhubarb different?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and folate, while garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K and calcium.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily need for vitamin K, 22% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 9 times more vitamin B6 than garden rhubarb. Summer squash contains 0.218mg of vitamin B6, while garden rhubarb contains 0.024mg.

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Rhubarb, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.7%
Contains more IronIron +59.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +473.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
~equal in Potassium ~288mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +808.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +876.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3µg 29.3µg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.024mg 15%
Vitamin C 17mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.03mg 9%
Calcium 15mg 86mg 7%
Folate 29µg 7µg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 1.8g 3%
Phosphorus 38mg 14mg 3%
Copper 0.051mg 0.021mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.1mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.1µg 2%
Iron 0.35mg 0.22mg 2%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.196mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.085mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 0.9g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.27mg 1%
Potassium 262mg 288mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 5µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 12mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 21kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.35g 4.54g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 1.1g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.4%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.5%
Contains more OtherOther +21%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.2%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.