1 serving of acorn squash contains 171 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 67% carbs, 29% fat, and 4% protein. This is a good source of potassium (16% of your Daily Value), vitamin b6 (25% of your Daily Value), and vitamin c (26% of your Daily Value).
- Makes
- 2 servings
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 60 minutes
Ingredients
Brown sugar 2 tbsp or 18g
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cut squash in half and scoop the seeds and stringy pulp out of the squash cavities and discard.
- Turn acorn squash upside down onto a cookie sheet (both piece). Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until it begins to soften, approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
- Remove squash from the oven and turn onto a plate so that the flesh is facing upwards. Place butter and brown sugar into one piece the squash, and place remaining squash over the other piece. Place squash in a baking dish (so the squash wont slide around too much) while baking.
- Place squash in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven and bake another 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
For 1 serving of acorn squash (232g)
| Nutrient | Value | %DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 171 | |
| Fats | 6g | 8% |
| Saturated fats | 4g | 18% |
| Trans fats | 0.2g | |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0.4% |
| Carbs | 31g | 11% |
| Net carbs | 28g | |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | |
| Protein | 2g | |
| Calcium | 80mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 761mg | 16% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1μg | 1% |
| Vitamins and Minerals | ||
| Alpha carotene | 0μg | |
| Beta carotene | 485μg | |
| Caffeine | 0mg | |
| Choline | 2mg | 0.3% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 15% |
| Fluoride | 0.2μg | |
| Folate (B9) | 37μg | 9% |
| Lycopene | 0μg | |
| Magnesium | 70mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 0.4mg | 16% |
| Niacin | 2mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid | 1mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 80mg | 11% |
| Retinol | 48μg | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 1μg | 2% |
| Theobromine | 0mg | |
| Thiamine | 0.3mg | 25% |
| Vitamin A IU | 968IU | |
| Vitamin A | 87μg | 10% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0μg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3mg | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 26% |
| Vitamin D IU | 4IU | |
| Vitamin D2 | 0μg | |
| Vitamin D3 | 0.1μg | |
| Vitamin E | 0.2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.5μg | 0.4% |
| Zinc | 0.3mg | 3% |
| Sugars | ||
| Sugar | 9g | |
| Sucrose | 8g | |
| Glucose | 0.1g | |
| Fructose | 0.1g | |
| Lactose | 0g | |
| Maltose | 0g | |
| Galactose | 0g | |
| Starch | 0g | |
| Fats | ||
| Saturated fats | 4g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated fats | 2g | |
| Polyunsaturated fats | 0.3g | |
| Trans fats | 0.2g | |
| Fatty Acids | ||
| Total omega 3 | 0g | |
| Total omega 6 | 0.2g | |
| Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) | 0g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0g | |
| Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) | 0g | |
| Amino Acids | ||
| Alanine | 0.1g | |
| Arginine | 0.1g | |
| Aspartic acid | 0.2g | |
| Cystine | 0g | |
| Glutamic acid | 0.3g | |
| Glycine | 0.1g | |
| Histidine | 0g | |
| Hydroxyproline | 0g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.1g | |
| Leucine | 0.1g | |
| Lysine | 0.1g | |
| Methionine | 0g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.1g | |
| Proline | 0.1g | |
| Serine | 0.1g | |
| Threonine | 0g | |
| Tryptophan | 0g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.1g | |
| Valine | 0.1g | |