Butternut squash, raw vs Acorn squash, raw
In short
One serving each: 63 calories in butternut squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g), 56 calories in acorn squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin A, vitamin C and niacin. More in acorn squash, raw: thiamin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup, cubes (140 g) · 1.4 g protein · 16.4 g carbs (3.1 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat
1 cup, cubes (140 g) · 1.1 g protein · 14.6 g carbs · 0.14 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin A745 µg · 25.2 µg83%3%
- Vitamin C29.4 mg · 15.4 mg33%17%
- Thiamin (B1)0.14 mg · 0.2 mg12%16%
- Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 0.98 mg11%6%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein1.4 g · 1.1 g3%·2%
- Total fat0.14 g · 0.14 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.029 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates16.4 g · 14.6 g6%·5%
- Fiber2.8 g · 2.1 g10%·8%
- Sodiumlimit5.6 mg · 4.2 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium493 mg · 486 mg10%·10%
- Calcium67.2 mg · 46.2 mg5%·4%
- Iron0.98 mg · 0.98 mg5%·5%
- Magnesium47.6 mg · 44.8 mg11%·11%
- Phosphorus46.2 mg · 50.4 mg4%·4%
- Zinc0.21 mg · 0.18 mg2%·2%
- Copper0.1 mg · 0.091 mg11%·10%
- Manganese0.28 mg · 0.23 mg12%·10%
- Selenium0.7 µg · 0.7 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.028 mg · 0.014 mg2%·1%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.56 mg · 0.56 mg11%·11%
- Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.22 mg13%·13%
- Folate37.8 µg · 23.8 µg9%·6%
- 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.