Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
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 iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Portabella mushroom, raw for more protein and less saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal22 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.11 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.87 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.5 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.35 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg9 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg364 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.31 mg
- Magnesiummore is better43 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg0 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.

