Pumpkin, canned leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pumpkin, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein and more potassium.
Pick Pumpkin, canned for less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.76 g3.24 g
- Carbohydrate20.69 g23.79 g
- Fibermore is better—8.53 g
- Total sugarsless is better—9.71 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.82 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.43 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg14.71 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg605.88 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg76.47 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg4.09 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg67.65 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg12.35 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.

