Spaghetti squash, raw vs Acorn squash, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 323 g of spaghetti squash, raw or 238 g of acorn squash, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in acorn squash, raw: folate (3.1×), vitamin C (2.5×), copper, potassium (2.3×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Spaghetti squash, raw100 cal

323 g · 2.1 g protein · 22.3 g carbs (8.9 g sugars) · 1.8 g fat

Acorn squash, raw100 cal

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.

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  • Folate10% vs 30%

    38.7 µg vs 119 µg

  • Vitamin C8% vs 19%

    6.8 mg vs 16.7 mg

  • Copper13% vs 23%

    0.12 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Potassium7% vs 17%

    348 mg vs 791 mg

  • Fiber17% vs 22%

    4.8 g vs 6.3 g

  • Phosphorus3% vs 8%

    38.7 mg vs 100 mg

  • Magnesium9% vs 13%

    38.7 mg vs 56.6 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.1 g · 3 g4%·6%
  • Total fat1.8 g · 0.43 g2%·1%
  • Carbohydrates22.3 g · 25 g8%·9%
  • Sodiumlimit54.8 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Calcium74.2 mg · 59.1 mg6%·5%
  • Iron1 mg · 0.73 mg6%·4%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 0.7 mg6%·6%
  • Manganese0.4 mg · 0.45 mg18%·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, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Spaghetti squash, raw (SR Legacy 169298), 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.

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