Butternut squash vs Cauliflower: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Butternut squash has 45 kcal and Cauliflower has 25 kcal, so Cauliflower has 44% fewer calories.

Butternut squash has more carbohydrates (11.7 g vs 4.97 g). Relative to calories, Cauliflower is the better protein source (7.68 g vs 2.22 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Butternut squash - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Butternut squash - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butternut Squash
Serving size:
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one butternut squash (520g)cup (205g)half cup (102.5g)cup, mashed (245g)
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cauliflower
Serving size:
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one cauliflower (880g)cup (105g)half cup (52.5g)1 floret (35g)
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Butternut Squash vs Cauliflower 100g Compare


per 100gButternut squashCauliflower
Calories45 25
Carbohydrates11.69 g4.97 g
Fat0.1 g0.28 g
Dietary fiber2 g2 g
Protein1 g1.92 g
Calcium48 mg22 mg
Iron0.7 mg0.42 mg
Magnessium34 mg15 mg
Potassium352 mg299 mg
Sodium4 mg30 mg
Zink0.15 mg0.27 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.1 mg0.05 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.06 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.2 mg0.507 mg
Vitaminium B50.4 mg0.667 mg
Vitaminium B60.154 mg0.184 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)27 µg57 µg
Vitaminium C21 mg48.2 mg
Vitaminium E1.44 mg0.08 mg
Vitaminium K1.1 µg15.5 µg

More Calories in Butternut squash

At first glance, you can see that in butternut squash is much more calories than in cauliflower.

Butternut squash has 45 kcal per 100g and cauliflower 25 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 80%.

In butternut squash and in cauliflower most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare butternut squash with cauliflower in details.

Butternut squash 100g

45kcal

Calories source

  • 91% CARBS.
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

Cauliflower 100g

25kcal

Calories source

  • 66% CARBS
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.