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Sugar vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sugar and summer squash?

  • Sugar has less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, manganese, folate, and phosphorus than summer squash.
  • Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

We used Sugars, granulated and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13000%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +628.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4275%

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.
Sugar
0
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
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 +647.4%
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 Sugar Summer squash DV% diff.
Carbs 99.98g 3.35g 32%
Calories 387kcal 16kcal 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.218mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.142mg 9%
Potassium 2mg 262mg 8%
Folate 0µg 29µg 7%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.175mg 7%
Copper 0.007mg 0.051mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Magnesium 0mg 17mg 4%
Iron 0.05mg 0.35mg 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.155mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.487mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.21g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.089g 1%
Choline 0mg 6.7mg 1%
Fructose 0g 0.95g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Calcium 1mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 2.2g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2884.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +473100%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more SucroseSucrose +332566.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients
  2. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.