Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Salsify, cooked: 100 g.
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 iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Salsify, cooked for more protein and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal68 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.73 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g15.36 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g3.1 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.9 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.17 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg252 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg283 mg
- Calciummore is better44 mg47 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.55 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg18 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg4.6 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.

