Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Parsnips, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Parsnips, cooked for more protein and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal71 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.32 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g17.01 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g3.6 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.8 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.05 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg10 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg367 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg37 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.58 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg29 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg13 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.

