Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Shiitake mushrooms, raw for more protein and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g6.59 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g19.97 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.86 g7.35 g
- Total sugarsless is better—7 g
- Total fat0.25 g1.44 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg26.47 mg
- Potassiummore is better780.36 mg894.12 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN78.57 mg5.88 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.66 mg1.21 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN76.79 mg58.82 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better19.29 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.

