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Summer squash vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and table salt different?

  • Summer squash is higher than table salt in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1685% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in sodium.
  • Summer squash has a higher glycemic index (13) than table salt (0).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3175%
Contains more CopperCopper +70%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
~equal in Iron ~0.33mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 38758mg 1685%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 262mg 8mg 7%
Folate 29µg 0µg 7%
Phosphorus 38mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.1mg 3%
Protein 1.21g 0g 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.03mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.1mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Calories 16kcal 0kcal 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 0g 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 0g N/A
Iron 0.35mg 0.33mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +47220%
Contains more OtherOther +15996.8%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.