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Summer squash vs. Rye — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between summer squash and rye

  • The amount of manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and magnesium in rye is higher than in summer squash.
  • Rye covers your daily need for manganese, 104% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of rye is 34.

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

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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%
Rye
Rye
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +547.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more IronIron +651.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +619.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +813.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +773.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1372.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6850%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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%
Rye
Rye
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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% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +558.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +776.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +839.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +31%
Contains more CholineCholine +353.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Rye DV% diff.
Manganese 0.175mg 2.577mg 104%
Fiber 1.1g 15.1g 56%
Phosphorus 38mg 332mg 42%
Copper 0.051mg 0.367mg 35%
Iron 0.35mg 2.63mg 29%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.456mg 26%
Selenium 0.2µg 13.9µg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 4.27mg 24%
Carbs 3.35g 75.86g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.316mg 22%
Magnesium 17mg 110mg 22%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.65mg 21%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Protein 1.21g 10.34g 18%
Calories 16kcal 338kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.251mg 8%
Potassium 262mg 510mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.294mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.85mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.767g 5%
Choline 6.7mg 30.4mg 4%
Folate 29µg 38µg 2%
Fats 0.18g 1.63g 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 5.9µg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 0.11g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.197g 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 60.76g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.208g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.189mg 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
Rye
Rye
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10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +792.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +754.5%
Contains more FatsFats +805.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2164.5%
Contains more OtherOther +153.2%

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
Rye
Rye
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17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +761.8%

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
Rye
Rye
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72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +368.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +763.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2266.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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