Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Pasilla peppers, dried for more protein and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g3.58 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g14.82 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.86 g7.77 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.25 g4.59 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg25.8 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN780.36 mg644.06 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN78.57 mg28.12 mg
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg2.85 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN76.79 mg37.68 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN19.29 mg1.86 mg
- 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.

