Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Spinach, frozen, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spinach, frozen, cooked for more protein, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal34 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g4.01 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g4.8 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g3.7 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.51 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.87 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.04 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg322 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg302 mg
- Calciummore is better44 mg153 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.96 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better43 mg82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg2.2 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.

