Cucumber, raw vs Acorn squash, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 625 g of cucumber, raw or 238 g of acorn squash, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cucumber, raw: copper, potassium and zinc. More in acorn squash, raw: folate (2.7×), fiber (2×) and iron. 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
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.
- Copper44% vs 23%
0.39 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Folate11% vs 30%
43.8 µg vs 119 µg
- Fiber11% vs 22%
3.1 g vs 6.3 g
- Potassium23% vs 17%
1,063 mg vs 791 mg
- Zinc11% vs 6%
1.3 mg vs 0.7 mg
- Iron0% vs 4%
0 mg vs 0.73 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein3.9 g · 3 g8%·6%
- Total fat1.1 g · 0.43 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates18.4 g · 25 g7%·9%
- Sodiumlimit12.5 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Calcium100 mg · 59.1 mg8%·5%
- Magnesium62.5 mg · 56.6 mg15%·13%
- Phosphorus144 mg · 100 mg12%·8%
- Vitamin C17.5 mg · 16.7 mg19%·19%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784), 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.