Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Taro shoots, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal14 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.73 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.2 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.08 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better4 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg344 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg14 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.41 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg8 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg18.9 mgWIN
- 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.

