Jerusalem artichoke vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jerusalem artichoke and summer squash?

Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, yet summer squash is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Jerusalem artichoke's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
Jerusalem artichoke has 5 times more carbs than summer squash. While jerusalem artichoke has 17.44g of carbs, summer squash has only 3.35g.
The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Jerusalem artichoke

Summer squash

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63.7%
Contains more IronIron	+871.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more ZincZinc	+141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+191.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Jerusalem artichoke

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+166.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+156.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+325%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+123.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.4mg	0.35mg	38%
Vitamin C	4mg	17mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.048mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.218mg	11%
Copper	0.14mg	0.051mg	10%
Phosphorus	78mg	38mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.142mg	6%
Carbs	17.44g	3.35g	5%
Potassium	429mg	262mg	5%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.175mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.487mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.155mg	5%
Folate	13µg	29µg	4%
Choline	30mg	6.7mg	4%
Calories	73kcal	16kcal	3%
Protein	2g	1.21g	2%
Fiber	1.6g	1.1g	2%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.29mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	10µg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g	0.089g	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	7.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	132kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	625g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	2.25g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	9.6g	2.2g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.12mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.044g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	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%