Acorn squash
Acorn squash
Acorn squash is a ridged winter squash cultivar group with yellow-orange flesh, commonly roasted or otherwise cooked until tender and mildly sweet.
About Acorn squash
Acorn squash is a winter squash cultivar group named for its ridged, acorn-like shape. Its thick rind is commonly dark green, sometimes with orange colouring, and encloses yellow-orange flesh and a central seed cavity.
The flesh is firm when raw and becomes tender when cooked, with a mildly sweet, earthy flavour. It is commonly roasted or otherwise cooked as a vegetable. Whole squash, cooked flesh, and prepared products have different moisture and edible-part proportions.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Squash, acorn, baked
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Squash, acorn, raw
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Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, baked, without salt
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Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, with salt
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Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, boiled, mashed, without salt
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Squash, winter, acorn, raw
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Acorn squash nutrition & diet
Acorn squash nutritional value
Squash, winter, acorn, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 40kcal
- Protein
- 0.8g
- Carbs
- 10.4g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.
Comparisons depend on whether values refer to raw squash, cooked flesh, or a prepared dish; rind and seeds may also be excluded from the edible portion.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Squash, winter, acorn, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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