Butternut squash, raw vs Acorn squash, raw

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In short

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

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

Calories, and where they come from

Butternut squash, raw100 cal

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

Acorn squash, raw100 cal

250 g · 2 g protein · 26.1 g carbs · 0.25 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%75%150%
  • Vitamin A1,182 µg · 45 µg
    131%5%
  • Vitamin C46.7 mg · 27.5 mg
    52%31%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.22 mg · 0.35 mg
    19%29%
  • Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 1.8 mg
    17%11%
  • Folate60 µg · 42.5 µg
    15%11%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.2 g · 2 g4%·4%
  • Total fat0.22 g · 0.25 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.047 g · 0.052 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates26 g · 26.1 g9%·9%
  • Fiber4.4 g · 3.8 g16%·13%
  • Sodiumlimit8.9 mg · 7.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium782 mg · 868 mg17%·18%
  • Calcium107 mg · 82.5 mg8%·6%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 1.8 mg9%·10%
  • Magnesium75.6 mg · 80 mg18%·19%
  • Phosphorus73.3 mg · 90 mg6%·7%
  • Zinc0.33 mg · 0.33 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.16 mg · 0.16 mg18%·18%
  • Manganese0.45 mg · 0.42 mg20%·18%
  • Selenium1.1 µg · 1.3 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.044 mg · 0.025 mg3%·2%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.89 mg · 1 mg18%·20%
  • Vitamin B60.34 mg · 0.39 mg20%·23%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Butternut squash, raw (SR Legacy 169295), Acorn squash, raw (SR Legacy 168472). 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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