Acorn squash, raw vs Cucumber, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 238 g of acorn squash, raw or 625 g of cucumber, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in acorn squash, raw: folate (2.7×), fiber (2×) and iron. More in cucumber, raw: copper, potassium and zinc. 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

Cucumber, raw100 cal

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

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.39 mg
    23%44%
  • Folate119 µg · 43.8 µg
    30%11%
  • Fiber6.3 g · 3.1 g
    22%11%
  • Potassium791 mg · 1,063 mg
    17%23%
  • Zinc0.7 mg · 1.3 mg
    6%11%
  • Iron0.73 mg · 0 mg
    4%0%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3 g · 3.9 g6%·8%
  • Total fat0.43 g · 1.1 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates25 g · 18.4 g9%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 12.5 mg0%·1%
  • Calcium59.1 mg · 100 mg5%·8%
  • Magnesium56.6 mg · 62.5 mg13%·15%
  • Phosphorus100 mg · 144 mg8%·12%
  • Vitamin C16.7 mg · 17.5 mg19%·19%

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

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

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