Which has more calories, Butternut squash or Yam?

Yam has more calories than Butternut squash: 118 kcal vs 45 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Butternut squash or Yam?

Yam has more protein than Butternut squash: 1.53 g vs 1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Butternut squash or Yam?

Yam has more fat than Butternut squash: 0.17 g vs 0.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Butternut squash or Yam?

Yam has more carbohydrates than Butternut squash: 27.9 g vs 11.7 g per 100 g.

Butternut squash vs Yam: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Butternut squash has 45 kcal and Yam has 118 kcal, so Butternut squash has 62% fewer calories.

Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 2 g). Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 11.7 g). Relative to calories, Butternut squash is the better protein source (2.22 g vs 1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Butternut squash - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butternut Squash

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one butternut squash (520g)cup (205g)half cup (102.5g)cup, mashed (245g)

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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.

Yam

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one yam (240g)cup, cubes (150g)

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Butternut Squash vs Yam 100g Compare

per 100g	Butternut squash	Yam
Calories	45	118
Carbohydrates	11.69 g	27.88 g
Fat	0.1 g	0.17 g
Dietary fiber	2 g	4.1 g
Protein	1 g	1.53 g
Calcium	48 mg	17 mg
Iron	0.7 mg	0.54 mg
Magnessium	34 mg	21 mg
Potassium	352 mg	816 mg
Sodium	4 mg	9 mg
Vitaminium A	10630 IU	138 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.1 mg	0.112 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.02 mg	0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	1.2 mg	0.552 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.4 mg	0.314 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.154 mg	0.293 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	27 µg	0.023 µg
Vitaminium C	21 mg	17.1 mg
Vitaminium E	1.44 mg	0.35 mg
Vitaminium K	1.1 µg	0.002 µg
Beta karoten	4226 µg	83 µg

Less Calories in Butternut squash

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

Butternut squash has 45 kcal per 100g and yam 118 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 162%.

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

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

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Butternut squash 100g

45kcal

Calories source

91% CARBS.
8% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS
5% PROTEIN
1% FAT

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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.