Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Fava beans, fresh, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Fava beans, fresh, raw for more protein, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal72 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g5.6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g11.7 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g4.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.6 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.14 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg50 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg250 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg22 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.9 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg38 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg33 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.

