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Summer squash vs Tomato juice - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Summer squash and Tomato juice?

  • Summer squash is higher in Vitamin B6, yet Tomato juice is higher in Vitamin C.
  • Tomato juice's daily need coverage for Vitamin C is 59% more.
  • Summer squash has 3 times more Vitamin B6 than Tomato juice. While Summer squash has 0.218mg of Vitamin B6, Tomato juice has only 0.07mg.

We used Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added 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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Summer squash
Summer squash
7
:
1
Tomato juice
Tomato juice
Contains more Calcium +50%
Contains more Potassium +20.7%
Contains more Magnesium +54.5%
Contains more Copper +21.4%
Contains more Zinc +163.6%
Contains more Phosphorus +100%
Contains less Sodium -80%
Contains more Iron +11.4%
Summer squash
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 14% 5% 24% 13% 17% 8% 17% 1%
Tomato juice
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 15% 3% 20% 8% 14% 3% 9% 2%
Contains more Calcium +50%
Contains more Potassium +20.7%
Contains more Magnesium +54.5%
Contains more Copper +21.4%
Contains more Zinc +163.6%
Contains more Phosphorus +100%
Contains less Sodium -80%
Contains more Iron +11.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Summer squash
Summer squash
5
:
5
Tomato juice
Tomato juice
Contains more Vitamin B2 +82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +211.4%
Contains more Vitamin K +30.4%
Contains more Folate +45%
Contains more Vitamin C +312.4%
Contains more Vitamin A +125%
Contains more Vitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +38.2%
Summer squash
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 57% 12% 3% 0% 12% 33% 10% 10% 51% 0% 8% 22%
Tomato juice
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 234% 27% 7% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 17% 0% 6% 15%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +211.4%
Contains more Vitamin K +30.4%
Contains more Folate +45%
Contains more Vitamin C +312.4%
Contains more Vitamin A +125%
Contains more Vitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +38.2%

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
18
Summer squash
30
Tomato juice
Mineral Summary Score
12
Summer squash
9
Tomato juice

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
7%
Summer squash
5%
Tomato juice
Carbohydrates
3%
Summer squash
4%
Tomato juice
Fats
1%
Summer squash
1%
Tomato juice

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Summer squash Tomato juice
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in Sugars ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in glycemic index ok
Rich in minerals ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal
Lower in price Equal
Rich in vitamins Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

ok
ok
is better in case of low diet
Summer squash Tomato juice
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low glycemic index diet ok

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Comparison summary

Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Tomato juice
Tomato juice is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 0.025g)
Which food contains less Sugars?
Summer squash
Summer squash contains less Sugars (difference - 0.38g)
Which food contains less Sodium?
Summer squash
Summer squash contains less Sodium (difference - 8mg)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Summer squash
Summer squash is lower in glycemic index (difference - 18)
Which food is richer in minerals?
Summer squash
Summer squash is relatively richer in minerals
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
?
The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)
Which food is cheaper?
?
The foods are relatively equal in price ($)
Which food is richer in vitamins?
?
It cannot be definitely stated which food is richer in vitamins. See charts below for detailed information.

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Summer squash Tomato juice Opinion
Calories 16 17 Tomato juice
Protein 1.21 0.85 Summer squash
Fats 0.18 0.29 Tomato juice
Vitamin C 17 70.1 Tomato juice
Carbs 3.35 3.53 Tomato juice
Cholesterol 0 0
Vitamin D 0 0
Iron 0.35 0.39 Tomato juice
Calcium 15 10 Summer squash
Potassium 262 217 Summer squash
Magnesium 17 11 Summer squash
Sugars 2.2 2.58 Summer squash
Fiber 1.1 0.4 Summer squash
Copper 0.051 0.042 Summer squash
Zinc 0.29 0.11 Summer squash
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Phosphorus 38 19 Summer squash
Sodium 2 10 Summer squash
Vitamin A 200 450 Tomato juice
Vitamin E 0.12 0.32 Tomato juice
Vitamin D 0 0
Vitamin B1 0.048 0.1 Tomato juice
Vitamin B2 0.142 0.078 Summer squash
Vitamin B3 0.487 0.673 Tomato juice
Vitamin B5 0.155 Summer squash
Vitamin B6 0.218 0.07 Summer squash
Vitamin B12 0 0
Vitamin K 3 2.3 Summer squash
Folate 29 20 Summer squash
Trans Fat 0 0
Saturated Fat 0.044 0.019 Tomato juice
Monounsaturated Fat 0.016 0.005 Summer squash
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089 0.027 Summer squash
Tryptophan 0.011 0.006 Summer squash
Threonine 0.028 0.026 Summer squash
Isoleucine 0.042 0.017 Summer squash
Leucine 0.069 0.024 Summer squash
Lysine 0.065 0.026 Summer squash
Methionine 0.017 0.005 Summer squash
Phenylalanine 0.041 0.026 Summer squash
Valine 0.053 0.017 Summer squash
Histidine 0.025 0.014 Summer squash
Fructose 0.95 1.33 Tomato juice

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented seperately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/nutrients
  2. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.