Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
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 fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Moringa pods, cooked for more protein, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal36 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.09 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g8.18 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g4.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.19 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg279 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg457 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg20 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.45 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg42 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg97 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.

