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Summer squash vs. Strawberry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between summer squash and strawberries?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B2, yet strawberries are higher in vitamin C and manganese.
  • Strawberries' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% more.
  • Summer squash has 6 times more vitamin B2 than strawberries. While summer squash has 0.142mg of vitamin B2, strawberries have only 0.022mg.
  • The amount of sugar in summer squash is lower.
  • The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Strawberries, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 14% 15% 16% 3.8% 10% 0.13% 50% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +17.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Copper ~0.048mg

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 196% 0.33% 5.8% 0% 6% 5.1% 7.2% 7.5% 11% 0% 5.5% 18% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +20.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +245.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +141.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Strawberry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 58.8mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.047mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.022mg 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.386mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 2g 4%
Potassium 262mg 153mg 3%
Fructose 0.95g 2.44g 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.024mg 2%
Iron 0.35mg 0.41mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.29mg 1%
Folate 29µg 24µg 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.125mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.386mg 1%
Protein 1.21g 0.67g 1%
Carbs 3.35g 7.68g 1%
Calories 16kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 13mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 5.68g N/A
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 4.89g N/A
Copper 0.051mg 0.048mg 0%
Starch 0.04g 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 5.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.043g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.155g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.012mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.67 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.68 g
Water: 90.95 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.6%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +129.3%
~equal in Water ~90.95g

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
7% 20% 73%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.043 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.155 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +168.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +74.2%

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
10% 40% 49%
Starch: 0.04 g
Sucrose: 0.47 g
Glucose: 1.99 g
Fructose: 2.44 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1466.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +165.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +156.8%
~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. Strawberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167762/nutrients

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

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