Butternut squash, raw vs Acorn squash, raw
In short
One serving each: 63 calories in butternut squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g), 42 calories in acorn squash, raw (100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin C (4.2×), magnesium (2×) and manganese. 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
100 g · 1.3 g protein · 10.5 g carbs · 0.18 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 C29.4 mg · 7 mg33%8%
- Magnesium47.6 mg · 23.8 mg11%6%
- Manganese0.28 mg · 0.19 mg12%8%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein1.4 g · 1.3 g3%·3%
- Total fat0.14 g · 0.18 g<1%·<1%
- Carbohydrates16.4 g · 10.5 g6%·4%
- Fiber2.8 g · 2.6 g10%·9%
- Sodiumlimit5.6 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Potassium493 mg · 332 mg10%·7%
- Calcium67.2 mg · 24.8 mg5%·2%
- Iron0.98 mg · 0.31 mg5%·2%
- Phosphorus46.2 mg · 42 mg4%·3%
- Zinc0.21 mg · 0.29 mg2%·3%
- Copper0.1 mg · 0.087 mg11%·10%
- Folate37.8 µg · 50 µg9%·13%
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.