Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Salsify, cooked for more protein.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g4.01 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g22.59 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.86 g4.56 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.26 g
- Total fat0.25 g0.25 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg370.59 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN780.36 mg416.18 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN78.57 mg69.12 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.66 mg0.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN76.79 mg26.47 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN19.29 mg6.76 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.

