Summer squash vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and short ribs different?

Summer squash is higher in vitamin C; however, short ribs are richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for short ribs is 109% higher.
Summer squash has less saturated fat.
Short ribs have a lower glycemic index (0) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised are the varieties 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.

Summer squash

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1246.2%

Contains more IronIron	+560%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1582.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+326.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10300%

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.

Summer squash

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+25%
Contains more FolateFolate	+480%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+403.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1126.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.62µg	109%
Saturated fat	0.044g	17.8g	81%
Fats	0.18g	41.98g	64%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	18.88g	47%
Zinc	0.29mg	4.88mg	42%
Protein	1.21g	21.57g	41%
Selenium	0.2µg	20.8µg	37%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Iron	0.35mg	2.31mg	25%
Calories	16kcal	471kcal	23%
Vitamin C	17mg	0mg	19%
Phosphorus	38mg	162mg	18%
Choline	6.7mg	82.2mg	14%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	2.452mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	1.53g	10%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.013mg	7%
Folate	29µg	5µg	6%
Copper	0.051mg	0.099mg	5%
Fiber	1.1g	0g	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	27IU	3%
Sodium	2mg	50mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.252mg	2%
Vitamin K	3µg	2.4µg	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	262mg	224mg	1%
Carbs	3.35g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.25g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	15mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.05mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.22mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A