Acorn squash, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Acorn squash, cooked: 100 g · Turnip, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Acorn squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Turnip, raw for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal28 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN1.12 g0.9 g
- Carbohydrate14.58 g6.43 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better—3.8 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg67 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg191 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN44 mg30 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.93 mg0.3 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg11 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg21 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.

