Butternut squash, raw leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Butternut squash, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein and more potassium.
Pick Butternut squash, raw for less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.76 g2.22 g
- Carbohydrate20.69 g25.98 g
- Fibermore is better—4.44 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.89 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.22 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.05 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg8.89 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg782.22 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg106.67 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg1.56 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg75.56 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg46.67 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.

