Pickled cucumber vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pickled cucumber and summer squash

Pickled cucumber has more vitamin K; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, potassium, and folate.
Pickled cucumber's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
Pickled cucumber contains 16 times more vitamin K than summer squash. Pickled cucumber contains 47µg of vitamin K, while summer squash contains 3µg.
Summer squash contains less sodium.
Pickled cucumber has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pickles, cucumber, sour and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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.

Pickled cucumber

Summer squash

Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1039.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1490.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Pickled cucumber

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1466.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+307.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2322.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2800%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~10µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1208mg	2mg	52%
Vitamin K	47µg	3µg	37%
Vitamin C	1mg	17mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.218mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.01mg	0.142mg	10%
Potassium	23mg	262mg	7%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.175mg	7%
Folate	1µg	29µg	7%
Copper	0.085mg	0.051mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.048mg	4%
Magnesium	4mg	17mg	3%
Phosphorus	14mg	38mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.487mg	3%
Protein	0.33g	1.21g	2%
Calcium	0mg	15mg	2%
Zinc	0.02mg	0.29mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.038mg	0.155mg	2%
Iron	0.4mg	0.35mg	1%
Choline	3.6mg	6.7mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Calories	11kcal	16kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	7.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	333kcal	132kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	909g	625g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.18g	0%
Net carbs	1.06g	2.25g	N/A
Carbs	2.26g	3.35g	0%
Sugar	1.06g	2.2g	N/A
Fiber	1.2g	1.1g	0%
Vitamin A	10µg	10µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.12mg	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.052g	0.044g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.081g	0.089g	0%
Tryptophan	0.003mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.009mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.01mg	0.042mg	0%
Leucine	0.014mg	0.069mg	0%
Lysine	0.014mg	0.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.003mg	0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.009mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.011mg	0.053mg	0%
Histidine	0.005mg	0.025mg	0%