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Sweet onion vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sweet onion and summer squash

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin C, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Summer squash covers your daily vitamin C needs 14% more than sweet onion.
  • Summer squash contains 2 times less sugar than sweet onion. Sweet onion contains 5.02g of sugar, while summer squash contains 2.2g.

Food varieties used in this article are Onions, sweet, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
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 more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.2%
Contains more IronIron +34.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.051mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
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 +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +266.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 17mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.142mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.218mg 7%
Potassium 119mg 262mg 4%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.175mg 4%
Folate 23µg 29µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 3µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.487mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 38mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 16kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.12mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.155mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 1.21g 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.35mg 1%
Carbs 7.55g 3.35g 1%
Calcium 20mg 15mg 1%
Fructose 2.02g 0.95g 1%
Fiber 0.9g 1.1g 1%
Copper 0.056mg 0.051mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.29mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 2.2g N/A
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 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 +125.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.3%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more OtherOther +87.9%
~equal in Water ~94.64g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 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 +2300%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +201.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +112.6%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.