Acorn squash, cooked leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Jalapeno peppers, canned for more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal27 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.92 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g4.74 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g2.6 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.14 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.94 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.1 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg1671 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg193 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg23 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.88 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg15 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg10 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.

