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Summer squash vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and wafer different?

  • Summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, while wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 46% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash is lower in saturated fat.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than summer squash (13).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.7%
Contains more IronIron +1045.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +807.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +275.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +297.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2750%

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%
Wafer
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +327.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +486.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 0.35mg 4.01mg 46%
Copper 0.051mg 0.463mg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 4.153g 27%
Sodium 2mg 580mg 25%
Carbs 3.35g 72.7g 23%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.696mg 23%
Fats 0.18g 14.2g 22%
Calories 16kcal 433kcal 21%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Saturated fat 0.044g 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 2.858mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.051mg 13%
Phosphorus 38mg 132mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.203mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 4.865g 12%
Protein 1.21g 6.6g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.266mg 10%
Selenium 0.2µg 5.7µg 10%
Fiber 1.1g 3.4g 9%
Magnesium 17mg 53mg 9%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.09mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.381mg 5%
Folate 29µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.72mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 31mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 210mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 2.4µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 14.3mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g 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
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +2003.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +445.5%
Contains more FatsFats +7788.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2070.1%
Contains more OtherOther +222.6%

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30306.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4566.3%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.