Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Potato, microwaved: 100 g.
The verdict
It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Potato, microwaved for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal105 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.44 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g24.24 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g2.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg244 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg447 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg11 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.24 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg27 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg15.1 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.

