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Summer squash nutrition facts

A typical portion of summer squash (1 cup slices; 130 g, scallop, raw) has 25 calories and 2g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 37 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 13 calories (crookneck and straightneck, canned, drained, solid, without salt) to 125 (souffle).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cup slices (130g)

AmountPortion

Amount per serving

Calories25

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g0%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 0mg0%

Total Carbohydrate 5g2%

Dietary Fiber 2g6%

Total Sugars 3g

Includes Added Sugars not declared

Protein 2g3%

Vitamin D 0mcg0%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 0.5mg3%

Potassium 240mg5%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

USDA values per 100 g for Squash, summer, scallop, raw, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.

Protein per 100 g: 1.2g; more than 18% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
Calories per 100 g: 18; more than 3% of reference foods
Sodium per 100 g: 1mg; more than 4% of reference foods

1 cup slices weighs 130 g in USDA's record for Squash, summer, scallop, raw (FDC 169289); across 7 records of summer squash USDA weighs it at 130 to 216 g, so a linked record can show a different gram weight for the same measure.

Where the calories come from: 70% carbohydrate, 8% fat and 22% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Also rich in

Vitamin C23 mg in 1 cup slices (130 g), 26% of the Daily Value
Copper0.1 mg in 1 cup slices (130 g), 15% of the Daily Value

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 169289), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.

Every form of summer squash USDA describes

Souffle has the most calories per 100 g (125); the fewest: Crookneck and… (FDC 168466) (13)

Per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central. The violet bar is the form on the label at left.

All 37 USDA descriptions of summer squash, per 100 g
USDA description	Calories	Protein	Fat	Sodium
Squash, summer, scallop, raw	18	1.2 g	0.2 g	1 mg
Squash, summer, souffle	125	4.7 g	8.9 g	232 mg
Squash, summer, casserole, with cheese sauce	92	3.7 g	4.7 g	172 mg
Squash, summer, casserole with tomato and cheese	85	3.5 g	4.3 g	228 mg
Squash, summer, casserole, with rice and tomato sauce	83	2.3 g	1.7 g	120 mg
Summer squash, cooked, as ingredient	21	1.3 g	0.4 g	6 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked, no added fat	21	1.3 g	0.4 g	142 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	25	1.3 g	0.2 g	6 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	25	1.3 g	0.2 g	242 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine	44	1.3 g	2.9 g	158 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, NS as to form, cookedSame values: Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	47	1.3 g	3.3 g	148 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, fresh, cooked with oil	51	1.3 g	3.8 g	138 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw	17	1.2 g	0.3 g	8 mg
Squash, summer, all varieties, raw	16	1.2 g	0.2 g	2 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked, no added fat	21	1.2 g	0.2 g	120 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine	40	1.2 g	2.4 g	133 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	43	1.2 g	2.7 g	125 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, frozen, cooked with oil	46	1.2 g	3.1 g	116 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, unprepared	17	1.2 g	0.1 g	2 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	17	1.2 g	0.1 g	2 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	14	1.2 g	0.1 g	238 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	15	1.1 g	0.4 g	3 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	15	1.1 g	0.4 g	239 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	19	1 g	0.4 g	1 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	19	1 g	0.4 g	237 mg
Squash, summer, zucchini, italian style, canned	29	1 g	0.1 g	374 mg
Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	16	1 g	0.2 g	1 mg
Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	16	1 g	0.2 g	237 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, raw	19	1 g	0.3 g	2 mg
Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw	16	1 g	0.2 g	0 mg
Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	20	0.9 g	0.3 g	237 mg
Squash, summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	20	0.9 g	0.3 g	1 mg
Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw	19	0.9 g	0.1 g	0 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, frozen, unprepared	20	0.8 g	0.1 g	5 mg
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, canned, drained, solid, without salt	13	0.6 g	0.1 g	5 mg
Summer squash, yellow or green, canned, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	35	0.6 g	2.6 g	312 mg

Every nutrient in this record (85)

The portion is 1 cup slices (130 g); % DV is for that portion.

Energy, macronutrients and sugars (14)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Protein	1.56 g	1.20 g	3%
Total lipid (fat)	0.26 g	0.20 g	0%
Carbohydrate, by difference	4.99 g	3.84 g	2%
Ash	0.75 g	0.58 g
Energy	23.4 kcal	18.0 kcal
Alcohol, ethyl	0 g	0 g
Water	122 g	94.2 g
Total Sugars	3.11 g	2.39 g
Fiber, total dietary	1.56 g	1.20 g	6%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Fatty acids, total trans	0 g	0 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.053 g	0.041 g	0%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	0.019 g	0.015 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	0.11 g	0.084 g

Minerals (10)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium, Ca	24.7 mg	19.0 mg	2%
Iron, Fe	0.52 mg	0.40 mg	3%
Magnesium, Mg	29.9 mg	23.0 mg	7%
Phosphorus, P	46.8 mg	36.0 mg	4%
Potassium, K	237 mg	182 mg	5%
Sodium, Na	1.30 mg	1.00 mg	0%
Zinc, Zn	0.38 mg	0.29 mg	3%
Copper, Cu	0.13 mg	0.10 mg	15%
Manganese, Mn	0.20 mg	0.16 mg	9%
Selenium, Se	0.26 µg	0.20 µg	0%

Vitamins (22)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Retinol	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin A, RAE	14.3 µg	11.0 µg	2%
Carotene, beta	169 µg	130 µg
Carotene, alpha	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.17 mg	0.13 mg	1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Cryptoxanthin, beta	0 µg	0 µg
Lycopene	0 µg	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	3,000 µg	2,308 µg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	23.4 mg	18.0 mg	26%
Thiamin	0.091 mg	0.070 mg	8%
Riboflavin	0.039 mg	0.030 mg	3%
Niacin	0.78 mg	0.60 mg	5%
Pantothenic acid	0.13 mg	0.10 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.14 mg	0.11 mg	8%
Folate, total	39.0 µg	30.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Choline, total	9.49 mg	7.30 mg	2%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	4.29 µg	3.30 µg	4%
Folic acid	0 µg	0 µg
Folate, food	39.0 µg	30.0 µg
Folate, DFE	39.0 µg	30.0 µg	10%

Amino acids (18)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
Tryptophan	0.014 g	0.011 g
Threonine	0.038 g	0.029 g
Isoleucine	0.056 g	0.043 g
Leucine	0.091 g	0.070 g
Lysine	0.087 g	0.067 g
Methionine	0.022 g	0.017 g
Cystine	0.017 g	0.013 g
Phenylalanine	0.055 g	0.042 g
Tyrosine	0.042 g	0.032 g
Valine	0.070 g	0.054 g
Arginine	0.066 g	0.051 g
Histidine	0.034 g	0.026 g
Alanine	0.082 g	0.063 g
Aspartic acid	0.19 g	0.15 g
Glutamic acid	0.17 g	0.13 g
Glycine	0.058 g	0.045 g
Proline	0.049 g	0.038 g
Serine	0.064 g	0.049 g

Fatty acids (19)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
SFA 4:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 6:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 8:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 10:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 12:0	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
SFA 14:0	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
SFA 16:0	0.047 g	0.036 g
SFA 18:0	0.0052 g	0.0040 g
MUFA 18:1	0.018 g	0.014 g
PUFA 18:2	0.040 g	0.031 g
PUFA 18:3	0.068 g	0.052 g
PUFA 20:4	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0 g	0 g
MUFA 16:1	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
PUFA 18:4	0 g	0 g
MUFA 20:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0 g	0 g
MUFA 22:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0 g	0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 169289: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.

Questions

How many calories are in summer squash?

25 in 1 cup slices (130 g) of scallop, raw; 13 to 125 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.

How much protein is in summer squash?

2g in 1 cup slices; 1.2 g per 100 g.

How much sodium is in summer squash?

0mg in 1 cup slices; 1 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies: the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov