Butternut squash vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?


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

Sweet potato has more fiber (3 g vs 2 g). Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 11.7 g).

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:
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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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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%

* 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.
Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

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%

* 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 Sweet Potato 100g Compare


per 100g Butternut squash Sweet potato
Calories 45 86
Carbohydrates 11.69 g 20.12 g
Fat 0.1 g 0.05 g
Dietary fiber 2 g 3 g
Protein 1 g 1.57 g
Calcium 48 mg 30 mg
Iron 0.7 mg 0.61 mg
Magnessium 34 mg 25 mg
Potassium 352 mg 337 mg
Sodium 4 mg 55 mg
Vitaminium A 10630 IU 14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.1 mg 0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.02 mg 0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.2 mg 0.557 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.4 mg 0.8 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.154 mg 0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 27 µg 0.011 µg
Vitaminium C 21 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium E 1.44 mg 0.26 mg
Vitaminium K 1.1 µg 0.002 µg
Beta karoten 4226 µg 8509 µg

Less Calories in Butternut squash

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

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

In butternut squash and in sweet potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare butternut squash with sweet potato in details.

Butternut squash 100g

45kcal

Calories source

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

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.