Acorn squash, raw vs Cucumber, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 250 g of acorn squash, raw or 625 g of cucumber, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in acorn squash, raw: thiamin (2.1×), vitamin C, iron, vitamin B6 and 2 more. More in cucumber, raw: copper (2.4×), riboflavin (8.2×), zinc (3.8×), phosphorus and potassium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
250 g · 2 g protein · 26.1 g carbs · 0.25 g fat
625 g · 3.9 g protein · 18.4 g carbs (10.4 g sugars) · 1.1 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.
- Copper18% vs 44%
0.16 mg vs 0.39 mg
- Thiamin (B1)29% vs 14%
0.35 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 16%
0.025 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Vitamin C31% vs 19%
27.5 mg vs 17.5 mg
- Iron10% vs 0%
1.8 mg vs 0 mg
- Zinc3% vs 11%
0.33 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Vitamin B623% vs 15%
0.39 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Niacin (B3)11% vs 4%
1.8 mg vs 0.61 mg
- Phosphorus7% vs 12%
90 mg vs 144 mg
- Magnesium19% vs 15%
80 mg vs 62.5 mg
- Potassium18% vs 23%
868 mg vs 1,063 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein2 g · 3.9 g4%·8%
- Total fat0.25 g · 1.1 g<1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.052 g · 0.23 g<1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates26.1 g · 18.4 g9%·7%
- Fiber3.8 g · 3.1 g13%·11%
- Sodiumlimit7.5 mg · 12.5 mg<1%·1%
- Calcium82.5 mg · 100 mg6%·8%
- Selenium1.3 µg · 1.9 µg2%·3%
- Vitamin A45 µg · 31.3 µg5%·3%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Folate42.5 µg · 43.8 µg11%·11%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Acorn squash, raw (SR Legacy 168472), Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784). 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.