Butternut squash: Nutrition Facts

Butternut squash is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 51.7 kcal

Butternut squash contains 2.2 grams of total sugars, 2 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Butternut squash — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Butternut squash provides about 1.3% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 3.8% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1000 mg
1.3%
Fat100 mg
0.1%
Carbs11.7 g
3.8%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Butternut squash of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.5 mg
55.6%
Beta Carotene4.2 mg
84.0%
Alpha Carotene0.8 mg
16.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1.4 mg
9.6%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C21 mg
23.3%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B31.2 mg
7.5%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.4 mg
8.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Butternut squash.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium48 mg
4.8%
Iron0.7 mg
7.0%
Magnesium34 mg
8.5%
Phosphorus33 mg
4.7%
Potassium352 mg
7.5%
Sodium4 mg
0.3%
Zinc0.1 mg
0.9%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Butternut squash.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan14 mg
0.2%
Threonine30 mg
1.3%
Isoleucine39 mg
1.9%
Leucine57 mg
1.2%
Lysine37 mg
0.9%
Methionine12 mg
0.7%
Cystine9 mg
0.5%
Phenylalanine39 mg
0.9%
Tyrosine34 mg
0.8%
Valine43 mg
1.7%
Arginine56 mg
0.9%
Histidine19 mg
0.9%
Alanine42 mg
0.6%
Aspartic acid107 mg
0.9%
Glutamic acid175 mg
1.3%
Glycine37 mg
1.1%
Proline36 mg
0.8%
Serine39 mg
0.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.057 g), isoleucine (0.039 g) and valine (0.043 g).
Butternut squash contains 0.14 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.037 g), arginine (0.056 g) and methionine (0.012 g).
Butternut squash contains 0.10 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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