Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Leek, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.
Pick Leek, raw for more protein, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal61 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g14.15 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better—3.9 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.04 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg20 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg180 mg
- Calciummore is better44 mg59 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg2.1 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg28 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg12 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.

