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Winter squash vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter squash and radish

  • Winter squash has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and manganese; however, radish is higher in vitamin C.
  • Winter squash covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than radish.
  • Winter squash has 3 times more manganese than radish. While winter squash has 0.187mg of manganese, radish has only 0.069mg.
  • The glycemic index of radish is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt and Radishes, 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 9.3% 6.6% 21% 17% 27% 6% 8.1% 0.13% 24% 2.2%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more IronIron +29.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +64%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Potassium ~233mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~20mg

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 32% 87% 2.4% 0% 4% 15% 9.3% 14% 37% 0% 11% 15%
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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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +238.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +54.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter squash Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.071mg 7%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 14.8mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.069mg 5%
Copper 0.082mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 1.3µg 3%
Carbs 8.85g 3.4g 2%
Sodium 1mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.067mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.254mg 2%
Calories 37kcal 16kcal 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.44mg 0.34mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.234mg 0.165mg 1%
Folate 20µg 25µg 1%
Choline 10.6mg 6.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.048g 1%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Protein 0.89g 0.68g 0%
Fats 0.35g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.05g 1.8g N/A
Calcium 22mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 241mg 233mg 0%
Sugar 3.3g 1.86g N/A
Phosphorus 19mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.012mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.072g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.013mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 8.85 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 0.7 g
Radish
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.9%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.3%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
~equal in Water ~95.27g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.072 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
Radish
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%

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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. Winter squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170490/nutrients
  2. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.