Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Broccoli, frozen, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal28 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g3.1 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g5.35 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g3 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.47 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.12 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg260 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg142 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg33 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.61 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg13 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg40.1 mgWIN
- 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.

