Butternut squash vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Butternut squash has 45 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Onion has 11% fewer calories.

Butternut squash has more carbohydrates (11.7 g vs 9.34 g). Relative to calories, Onion is the better protein source (2.75 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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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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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.
Onion
Serving size:
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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 15

* 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 Onion 100g Compare


per 100gButternut squashOnion
Calories45 40
Carbohydrates11.69 g9.34 g
Fat0.1 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber2 g1.7 g
Protein1 g1.1 g
Calcium48 mg23 mg
Iron0.7 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium34 mg10 mg
Potassium352 mg146 mg
Sodium4 mg4 mg
Vitaminium A10630 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.1 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.2 mg0.116 mg
Vitaminium B50.4 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.154 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)27 µg0.019 µg
Vitaminium C21 mg7.4 mg
Vitaminium E1.44 mg0.02 mg
Beta karoten4226 µg1 µg

More Calories in Butternut squash

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

Butternut squash has 45 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 13%.

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

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

Butternut squash 100g

45kcal

Calories source

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

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 2% 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.