Butternut squash
Butternut squash has a smooth tan pear-shaped exterior and dense orange flesh, commonly peeled, roasted, steamed, or made into soups and purée.
About Butternut squash
Butternut squash is a winter squash with a smooth, tan, pear-shaped exterior and orange flesh surrounding a seed cavity. Its flesh is dense and becomes tender when cooked, with a mildly sweet, nutty flavour.
It is sold whole, cut, or prepared as frozen or canned pieces and purée. The peeled flesh is commonly roasted, steamed, or incorporated into soups and other cooked foods; the seeds are generally removed before cooking. Nutrition comparisons depend on whether the squash is raw or cooked and whether prepared products include added ingredients.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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butternut squash
Courge butternut (doubeurre), chair sans peau, bouillie/cuite à l'eau
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Courge butternut (doubeurre), chair sans peau, crue
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Courge butternut (doubeurre), chair sans peau, cuite
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Squash, butternut, baked
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Squash, butternut, boiled in unsalted water
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Squash, butternut, raw
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Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, with salt
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Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, without salt
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Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Squash, winter, butternut, frozen, unprepared
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Squash, winter, butternut, raw
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Butternut squash nutrition & diet
Butternut squash nutritional value
Squash, winter, butternut, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 45kcal
- Protein
- 1.0g
- Carbs
- 11.7g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.
Compare the same edible portion and preparation; raw squash, cooked flesh, and prepared purée can differ, especially when ingredients are added.
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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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Squash, winter, butternut, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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