Winter squash, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Winter squash, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more protein, more fiber and more iron.
Pick Winter squash, raw for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.22 g2.79 g
- Carbohydrate18.3 g25.26 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g4.41 g
- Total sugarsless is better—6.47 g
- Total fat2.92 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.08 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better15.3 mg11.76 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1029.41 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg82.35 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg1.71 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg41.18 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg36.18 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.

