Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Beets, canned: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Beets, canned for less saturated fat and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal31 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.91 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g7.21 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better—5.51 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.14 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg194 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg148 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg15 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.82 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg17 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg4.1 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

