Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Green beans, canned: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Green beans, canned for less sodium and more iron.
Evenly matched on protein.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal22 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.12 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g4.32 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.9 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.78 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.46 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.1 g
- Sodiumless is better4 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg96 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg38 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.06 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg13 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg2.8 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.

