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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

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2 g
    4.01 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    26.04 g
    22.59 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.86 g
    4.56 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4.26 g
  • Total fat
    0.25 g
    0.25 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN7.14 mg
    370.59 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN780.36 mg
    416.18 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN78.57 mg
    69.12 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.66 mg
    0.81 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN76.79 mg
    26.47 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN19.29 mg
    6.76 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.