Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Chayote, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Chayote, raw for less sodium.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.82 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g4.51 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.7 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.66 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.13 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is better4 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg125 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg17 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.34 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg12 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg7.7 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.

