Butternut squash, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Butternut squash, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Butternut squash, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar and more iron.
Pick Butternut squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal40 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g0.9 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g10.49 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g1.97 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better6 mg4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better79 mg284 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg41 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.96 mg0.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg29 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg15.1 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.

