Purslane, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Purslane, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Purslane, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for less sodium.
Pick Purslane, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal20 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.03 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.39 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.36 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg45 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg494 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better44 mg65 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.99 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better43 mg68 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg21 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.

