Acorn squash, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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 calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Tomato sauce for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g22.13 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.86 g6.25 g
- Total sugarsless is better—14.83 g
- Total fat0.25 g1.25 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.17 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg1975 mg
- Potassiummore is better780.36 mg1237.5 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN78.57 mg58.33 mg
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg4 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN76.79 mg62.5 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better19.29 mg29.17 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.

