First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Butternut squash | Pumpkin |
Nutrient | butternut squash | pumpkin |
Protein | 4g | 8g |
Carbohydrate | 52g | 50g |
Fiber | 9g | 4g |
Fat | 0g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | butternut squash | pumpkin |
Choline | 0% | 14% |
Vitamin A | 378% | 454% |
Vitamin C | 124% | 92% |
Vitamin E | 53% | 68% |
Vitamin K | 6% | 11% |
Butternut squash have significantly more Vitamins C than pumpkin. Pumpkin have significantly more Vitamins A, E than butternut squash. Butternut squash are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus. Butternut squash are a great source of Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Butternut squash are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C. Pumpkin are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Pumpkin are a great source of Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus. Pumpkin are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | butternut squash | pumpkin |
Vitamin B1 | 44% | 39% |
Vitamin B2 | 8% | 77% |
Vitamin B3 | 44% | 39% |
Vitamin B5 | 36% | 46% |
Vitamin B6 | 62% | 43% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | butternut squash | pumpkin |
Sodium | 1% | 1% |
Potasium | 45% | 75% |
Calcium | 43% | 32% |
Magnesium | 43% | 26% |
Phosphorus | 25% | 58% |
Iron | 52% | 103% |
Manganese | 39% | 42% |
Selenium | 5% | 5% |
Copper | 32% | 98% |
Zinc | 7% | 26% |