Summer squash
Summer squash comprises tender-skinned squash harvested before full seed and rind maturity, including zucchini, and is eaten raw or cooked.
About Summer squash
Summer squash is a group of tender-skinned squash harvested before the rind hardens and seeds mature fully. Common forms include zucchini and other pale or yellow squash; their flesh is moist and mild, with a tender texture when cooked.
It is used raw, sautéed, grilled, baked, or added to soups and other cooked preparations. Whole fresh squash may be long, round, or scalloped depending on type. Because this name covers several varieties, colour, shape, and texture are not identical across all summer squash.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for summer squash
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summer squash
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, canned, drained, solid, without salt
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, unprepared
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Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, raw
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Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw
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Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Squash, summer, scallop, raw
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Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, unprepared
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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw
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Squash, summer, zucchini, italian style, canned
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Summer squash, cooked, as ingredient
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Summer squash, green, raw
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Summer squash, yellow or green, canned, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
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Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine
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Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked with oil
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Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
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Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked, no added fat
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Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine
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Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked with oil
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Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
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Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked, no added fat
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Summer squash, yellow or green, NS as to form, cooked
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Summer squash, yellow, raw
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Summer squash nutrition & diet
Summer squash nutritional value
Squash, summer, all varieties, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 16kcal
- Protein
- 1.2g
- Carbs
- 3.4g
- Fat
- 0.2g
Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.
Nutrition can vary among summer-squash varieties and between raw and cooked forms as water content changes. Compare the same variety and preparation where possible.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Squash, summer, all varieties, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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