Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Jicama, raw for more fiber, less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal38 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.72 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g8.82 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g4.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—1.8 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better4 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg150 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg12 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg12 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg20.2 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.

