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Acorn squash, cooked
Acorn squash, cooked3
VS
Zucchini, cooked Leader
Zucchini, cooked6

Zucchini, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Zucchini, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick Zucchini, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2 g
    7.6 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    26.04 g
    17.93 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.86 g
    6.67 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    11.4 g
  • Total fat
    0.25 g
    2.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.05 g
    0.48 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN7.14 mg
    20 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    780.36 mg
    1760 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    78.57 mg
    120 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.66 mg
    2.47 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    76.79 mg
    126.67 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    19.29 mg
    86 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

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