Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt VS Valencia Oranges

Weight per 500 calories

• Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt: 3333g
• Valencia Oranges: 1020g

Raw Valencia Oranges have 3.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Boiled and Drained Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt, which is low in comparison to other foods. Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt or Valencia Oranges?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt	25%	17%	58%
Valencia Oranges	8%	5%	87%

Macro Nutrients

	Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	12.4% 12g	3.16% 3.06g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	7.5% 2.4g	1.1% 0.36g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	196% 3.13g	10.2% 0.16g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	11.4% 1.93g	2.64% 0.45g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	69% 89.7g	93% 121g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	78.6% 57g	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	87.7% 33.3g	67% 25.5g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	68% 38g	19% 10.6g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	207% 1867μg	13.6% 122μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	97% 1.17mg	74% 0.89mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	61.5% 0.8mg	31.4% 0.41mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	106% 17mg	17.5% 2.8mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	192% 9.6mg	51% 2.55mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	205% 2.67mg	49.5% 0.64mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	233% 933μg	99% 398μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	478% 430mg	550% 495mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	26.7% 4mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	117% 140μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	60% 600mg	41% 408mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	193% 1.73mg	42% 0.38mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	154% 12.3mg	11.5% 0.92mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	151% 633mg	24.3% 102mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	251% 5.77mg	10.2% 0.23mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	176% 1233mg	24.8% 173mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	259% 8800mg	53.7% 1827mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	12% 6.67μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	531% 7967mg	0% 0mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	100% 11mg	5.57% 0.61mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	85.8% 3174g	24% 881g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin With Salt VS Valencia Oranges Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt or Valencia Oranges?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt vs Valencia Oranges:

• 500 calories of Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt have 15.2 times more Vitamin A, 1.3 times more Vitamin B1, 2 times more Vitamin B2, 6.1 times more Vitamin B3, 3.8 times more Vitamin B5, 4.1 times more Vitamin B6 and 2.3 times more Vitamin B9 than Valencia Oranges.
• Both Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt and Valencia Oranges provide similar amounts of Vitamin C per 500 calories.
• Both Boiled and Drained Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt as well as Raw Valencia Oranges have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt vs Valencia Oranges:

• 500 calories of Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt have 1.5 times more Calcium, 4.6 times more Copper, 13.4 times more Iron, 6.2 times more Magnesium, 24.6 times more Manganese, 7.1 times more Phosphorus, 4.8 times more Potassium, more Sodium, 18 times more Zinc and 3.6 times more Water than Valencia Oranges.
• 500 calories of Valencia Oranges lack sufficient amounts of Zinc

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt have 3.9 times more Fat, 19.2 times more Omega 3, 4.3 times more Omega 6, 1.3 times more Fiber and 3.6 times more Protein than Valencia Oranges.
• While 500 kcal of Raw Valencia Oranges contain 1.4 times more Carbohydrate than Boiled and Drained Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt.
• Both Boiled Summer Squash, Zucchini, Includes Skin with Salt and Valencia Oranges offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Valencia Oranges provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6