Acorn squash, raw vs Butternut squash, raw

In short

One serving each: 56 calories in acorn squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g), 63 calories in butternut squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

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

Calories, and where they come from

Acorn squash, raw56 cal

1 cup, cubes (140 g) · 1.1 g protein · 14.6 g carbs · 0.14 g fat

Butternut squash, raw63 cal

1 cup, cubes (140 g) · 1.4 g protein · 16.4 g carbs (3.1 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

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  • Vitamin A3% vs 83%

    25.2 µg vs 745 µg

  • Vitamin C17% vs 33%

    15.4 mg vs 29.4 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)16% vs 12%

    0.2 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Niacin (B3)6% vs 11%

    0.98 mg vs 1.7 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein1.1 g · 1.4 g2%·3%
  • Total fat0.14 g · 0.14 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.029 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates14.6 g · 16.4 g5%·6%
  • Fiber2.1 g · 2.8 g8%·10%
  • Sodiumlimit4.2 mg · 5.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium486 mg · 493 mg10%·10%
  • Calcium46.2 mg · 67.2 mg4%·5%
  • Iron0.98 mg · 0.98 mg5%·5%
  • Magnesium44.8 mg · 47.6 mg11%·11%
  • Phosphorus50.4 mg · 46.2 mg4%·4%
  • Zinc0.18 mg · 0.21 mg2%·2%
  • Copper0.091 mg · 0.1 mg10%·11%
  • Manganese0.23 mg · 0.28 mg10%·12%
  • Selenium0.7 µg · 0.7 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.014 mg · 0.028 mg1%·2%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.56 mg · 0.56 mg11%·11%
  • Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.22 mg13%·13%
  • Folate23.8 µg · 37.8 µg6%·9%
  • 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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