Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Shallots, raw for more protein, less saturated fat and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal72 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g16.8 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g3.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better—7.87 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg12 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg334 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg37 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.2 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg21 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg8 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.

