Acorn squash, raw vs Butternut squash, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 238 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: folate, fiber and copper. More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin C (2.8×), iron (2.1×) and magnesium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Acorn squash, raw100 cal

238 g · 3 g protein · 25 g carbs · 0.43 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%37.5%75%
  • Vitamin C19% vs 52%

    16.7 mg vs 46.7 mg

  • Folate30% vs 15%

    119 µg vs 60 µg

  • Fiber22% vs 16%

    6.3 g vs 4.4 g

  • Copper23% vs 18%

    0.21 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Iron4% vs 9%

    0.73 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Magnesium13% vs 18%

    56.6 mg vs 75.6 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3 g · 2.2 g6%·4%
  • Total fat0.43 g · 0.22 g1%·<1%
  • Carbohydrates25 g · 26 g9%·9%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 8.9 mg0%·<1%
  • Potassium791 mg · 782 mg17%·17%
  • Calcium59.1 mg · 107 mg5%·8%
  • Phosphorus100 mg · 73.3 mg8%·6%
  • Zinc0.7 mg · 0.33 mg6%·3%
  • Manganese0.45 mg · 0.45 mg19%·20%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, vitamin B12.

From USDA FoodData Central: Acorn squash, raw (Foundation 2685571), 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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