Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Jicama, cooked for more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal36 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.72 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g8.23 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg242 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg135 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg11 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.57 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg11 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg14.1 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.

