Acorn squash, raw vs Butternut squash, raw

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In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 250 g of acorn squash, raw or 222 g of butternut squash, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in acorn squash, raw: thiamin. More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin A, vitamin C, niacin and folate. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Acorn squash, raw100 cal

250 g · 2 g protein · 26.1 g carbs · 0.25 g fat

Butternut squash, raw100 cal

222 g · 2.2 g protein · 26 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 0.22 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%75%150%
  • Vitamin A5% vs 131%

    45 µg vs 1,182 µg

  • Vitamin C31% vs 52%

    27.5 mg vs 46.7 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)29% vs 19%

    0.35 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Niacin (B3)11% vs 17%

    1.8 mg vs 2.7 mg

  • Folate11% vs 15%

    42.5 µg vs 60 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2 g · 2.2 g4%·4%
  • Total fat0.25 g · 0.22 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.052 g · 0.047 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates26.1 g · 26 g9%·9%
  • Fiber3.8 g · 4.4 g13%·16%
  • Sodiumlimit7.5 mg · 8.9 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium868 mg · 782 mg18%·17%
  • Calcium82.5 mg · 107 mg6%·8%
  • Iron1.8 mg · 1.6 mg10%·9%
  • Magnesium80 mg · 75.6 mg19%·18%
  • Phosphorus90 mg · 73.3 mg7%·6%
  • Zinc0.33 mg · 0.33 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.16 mg · 0.16 mg18%·18%
  • Manganese0.42 mg · 0.45 mg18%·20%
  • Selenium1.3 µg · 1.1 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.025 mg · 0.044 mg2%·3%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1 mg · 0.89 mg20%·18%
  • Vitamin B60.39 mg · 0.34 mg23%·20%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin E, vitamin K.

From USDA FoodData Central: Acorn squash, raw (SR Legacy 168472), Butternut squash, raw (SR Legacy 169295). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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