Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Sweet corn, canned for more protein and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal72 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.74 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g18.13 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.2 g
- Total sugarsless is better—3.23 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.42 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.07 g
- Sodiumless is better4 mg3 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg134 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.38 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg17 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg4.6 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.

