Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Green chili peppers, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal40 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g9.46 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.5 g
- Total sugarsless is better—5.1 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.2 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg7 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg340 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg18 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.2 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg25 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg242.5 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.

