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Summer squash vs. Paprika — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and paprika different?

  • Paprika has more vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin K, manganese, and vitamin B3 than summer squash.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for paprika is 981% higher.
  • Paprika has a lower glycemic index (0) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Spices, paprika 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.
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 127% 69% 201% 793% 238% 118% 135% 8.9% 207% 34%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +947.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1426.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +770.2%
Contains more IronIron +5940%
Contains more CopperCopper +1298%
Contains more ZincZinc +1393.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +726.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +808.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3050%

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%
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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 3% 821% 582% 0% 83% 284% 189% 151% 494% 0% 201% 37% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1788.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +24530%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +24150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +766.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1965.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1519.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +882.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2576.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +69%
Contains more CholineCholine +668.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Paprika DV% diff.
Vitamin A 10µg 2463µg 273%
Iron 0.35mg 21.14mg 260%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 29.1mg 193%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 2.141mg 148%
Fiber 1.1g 34.9g 135%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 1.23mg 84%
Copper 0.051mg 0.713mg 74%
Vitamin K 3µg 80.3µg 64%
Manganese 0.175mg 1.59mg 62%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 10.06mg 60%
Potassium 262mg 2280mg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 7.766g 51%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 2.51mg 47%
Phosphorus 38mg 314mg 39%
Magnesium 17mg 178mg 38%
Zinc 0.29mg 4.33mg 37%
Protein 1.21g 14.14g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.33mg 24%
Calcium 15mg 229mg 21%
Fats 0.18g 12.89g 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.9mg 18%
Carbs 3.35g 53.99g 17%
Calories 16kcal 282kcal 13%
Selenium 0.2µg 6.3µg 11%
Saturated fat 0.044g 2.14g 10%
Choline 6.7mg 51.5mg 8%
Fructose 0.95g 6.71g 7%
Folate 29µg 49µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 1.695g 4%
Sodium 2mg 68mg 3%
Net carbs 2.25g 19.09g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 10.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.49mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.57mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.2mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.61mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.75mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.25mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.453g N/A

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
14% 13% 54% 11% 8%
Protein: 14.14 g
Fats: 12.89 g
Carbs: 53.99 g
Water: 11.24 g
Other: 7.74 g
Contains more WaterWater +742%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1068.6%
Contains more FatsFats +7061.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1511.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1148.4%

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
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.695 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.766 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10493.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8625.8%

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
8% 25% 65% 2%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.81 g
Glucose: 2.63 g
Fructose: 6.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.19 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2600%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +250.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +606.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Paprika - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171329/nutrients

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

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