Acorn squash, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Taro, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Taro, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal142 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.52 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g34.6 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g5.1 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.49 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.11 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg251 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg484 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg18 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.72 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg30 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg5 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.

