Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
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 fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Tomato puree, canned for more protein, more potassium and more iron.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal38 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.65 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g8.98 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.9 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.83 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.21 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg28 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg439 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg18 mg
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.78 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg23 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN10.8 mg10.6 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.

