Scallions (green onions), raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Scallions (green onions), raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Scallions (green onions), raw for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g5.72 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g22.94 g
- Fibermore is better7.86 g8.13 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—7.28 g
- Total fat0.25 g0.59 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.1 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg50 mg
- Potassiummore is better780.36 mg862.5 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better78.57 mg225 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg4.63 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN76.79 mg62.5 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better19.29 mg58.75 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.

