Butternut squash vs Corn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Butternut squash has 45 kcal and Corn has 86 kcal, so Butternut squash has 48% fewer calories.

Corn has more protein (2.79 g vs 1 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.1 g). Corn has more carbohydrates (14.7 g vs 11.7 g). Relative to calories, Corn is the better protein source (3.24 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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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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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.
Corn
Serving size:
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one corn (185g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)small can (140g)medium can (285g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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 Corn 100g Compare


per 100gButternut squashCorn
Calories45 86
Carbohydrates11.69 g14.69 g
Fat0.1 g1.63 g
Dietary fiber2 g2.43 g
Protein1 g2.79 g
Calcium48 mg0.656 mg
Iron0.7 mg0.388 mg
Magnessium34 mg25.76 mg
Phosphorus33 mg2.513 mg
Potassium352 mg237 mg
Zink0.15 mg2.513 mg
Vitaminium A10630 IU187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.1 mg0.079 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.138 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.2 mg1.593 mg
Vitaminium B50.4 mg0.717 mg
Vitaminium B60.154 mg0.15 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)27 µg42 µg
Vitaminium C21 mg6.8 mg
Vitaminium E1.44 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium K1.1 µg0.3 µg
Beta karoten4226 µg16 µg

Less Calories in Butternut squash

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

Butternut squash has 45 kcal per 100g and corn 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 91%.

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

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

Butternut squash 100g

45kcal

Calories source

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

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% 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.