Butternut squash, raw vs Acorn squash, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 222 g of butternut squash, raw or 238 g of acorn squash, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin C (2.8×), iron (2.1×) and magnesium. More in acorn squash, raw: folate, fiber and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
222 g · 2.2 g protein · 26 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 0.22 g fat
238 g · 3 g protein · 25 g carbs · 0.43 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.
- Vitamin C52% vs 19%
46.7 mg vs 16.7 mg
- Folate15% vs 30%
60 µg vs 119 µg
- Fiber16% vs 22%
4.4 g vs 6.3 g
- Copper18% vs 23%
0.16 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Iron9% vs 4%
1.6 mg vs 0.73 mg
- Magnesium18% vs 13%
75.6 mg vs 56.6 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein2.2 g · 3 g4%·6%
- Total fat0.22 g · 0.43 g<1%·1%
- Carbohydrates26 g · 25 g9%·9%
- Sodiumlimit8.9 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Potassium782 mg · 791 mg17%·17%
- Calcium107 mg · 59.1 mg8%·5%
- Phosphorus73.3 mg · 100 mg6%·8%
- Zinc0.33 mg · 0.7 mg3%·6%
- Manganese0.45 mg · 0.45 mg20%·19%
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: Butternut squash, raw (SR Legacy 169295), Acorn squash, raw (Foundation 2685571). 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.