Cucumber, raw vs Acorn squash, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 625 g of cucumber, raw or 250 g of acorn squash, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cucumber, raw: copper (2.4×), riboflavin (8.2×), zinc (3.8×), phosphorus and potassium. More in acorn squash, raw: thiamin (2.1×), vitamin C, iron, vitamin B6 and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
625 g · 3.9 g protein · 18.4 g carbs (10.4 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat
250 g · 2 g protein · 26.1 g carbs · 0.25 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.
- Copper44% vs 18%
0.39 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Thiamin (B1)14% vs 29%
0.17 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 2%
0.21 mg vs 0.025 mg
- Vitamin C19% vs 31%
17.5 mg vs 27.5 mg
- Iron0% vs 10%
0 mg vs 1.8 mg
- Zinc11% vs 3%
1.3 mg vs 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B615% vs 23%
0.25 mg vs 0.39 mg
- Niacin (B3)4% vs 11%
0.61 mg vs 1.8 mg
- Phosphorus12% vs 7%
144 mg vs 90 mg
- Magnesium15% vs 19%
62.5 mg vs 80 mg
- Potassium23% vs 18%
1,063 mg vs 868 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein3.9 g · 2 g8%·4%
- Total fat1.1 g · 0.25 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.052 g1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates18.4 g · 26.1 g7%·9%
- Fiber3.1 g · 3.8 g11%·13%
- Sodiumlimit12.5 mg · 7.5 mg1%·<1%
- Calcium100 mg · 82.5 mg8%·6%
- Selenium1.9 µg · 1.3 µg3%·2%
- Vitamin A31.3 µg · 45 µg3%·5%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Folate43.8 µg · 42.5 µg11%·11%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784), 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.