Yellow summer squash

Yellow squash with greens spots

Interesting facts about Yellow Summer Squash

• Are you aware that yellow squash is classified as a “summer squash”?
• Are you aware that squash comes in two different varieties ---summer and winter?
• Are you aware that summer squash has a soft, edible, thin shell or skin and winter squash has a hard shell or skin?

Frying summer yellow squash

• Are you aware that the seeds of yellow squash are soft and edible?
• Are you aware that yellow squash is entirely edible? (Eat the skin, flesh and seeds.)
• Are you aware that the skin of yellow squash is yellow and the flesh is white to off-white?
• Are you aware that you can eat yellow squash raw and it is great with low fat dip?
• Are you aware that yellow squash has a high water content and if overcooked will turn to mush?
• Are you aware that yellow squash is low in calories because it is over 90% water?
• Are you aware that yellow squash has a mild flavor? (When cooked, it combines well with herbs and seasonings.)
• Are you aware that yellow squash is available with a crooked neck and with a straight neck? (Their names are --- “Yellow Crookneck” and “Yellow Straightneck”.)
• Are you aware that the skin and rind of summer squash is a source of beta-carotene (vitamin A) but the fleshy portion is not? (Eat the entire squash for a healthy diet. Vitamin A is important for cell growth and development, for fighting off diseases and for good vision.)
• Are you aware that squash was a common food eaten by Native Americans for more than five thousand years before Europeans settlers arrived?
• Are you aware that the word squash comes from the Algonquin word askutasquash which means “eaten raw”?

Squash, summer, yellow, raw

Portion	100 g
Fiber, total dietary	1.1 g
Calcium, Ca	15 mg
Iron, Fe	0.35 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	17 mg
Protein	1.21 g
Total lipid (fat)	0.18 g
Carbohydrate, by difference	3.35 g
Energy	16 kcal
Sugars, total including NLEA	2.2 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium, Na	2 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.044 g
Ingredients	Squash, summer, all varieties, raw g

Nutritional information on Yellow summer squash

NB:Carbohydrate, by difference(total carbs-fiber) is also called net carbs