Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Butterhead lettuce, raw for more protein and more iron.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal13 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.35 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g2.23 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.1 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.94 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.22 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg5 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg238 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg35 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.24 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg13 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg3.7 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.

