Butternut squash
A butternut squash is an elongated, tan-coloured fruit with sweet orange flesh, commonly used in cooking.
Also known as: butternut, butternut pumpkin
How big is it?
30 cm long
Also 11.81 in
Defined whole-fruit length · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 20 cm to 40 cm.
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About the same scale as A4 paper.
A4 paper: A4 paper is an ISO 216 paper format commonly used internationally for letters, forms and printed documents.
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Butternut squash
A defined whole butternut squash 30 cm long and 1 kg. Cultivar and ripeness vary; fruit-body length includes the bulb and neck but excludes the short woody stem.
USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portions
The marked defined whole-fruit length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
A4 paper
A4 is 210 × 297 mm. Its 0.06237 m² area is calculated from those nominal sides. The marked span uses the exact measurement; the generated paper texture and outline are illustrative.
University of Cambridge — ISO paper sizes
The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 30 cm
For comparison, this page uses defined whole-fruit length. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value. The recorded range is 20 cm to 40 cm.
A defined whole butternut squash 30 cm long and 1 kg. Cultivar and ripeness vary; fruit-body length includes the bulb and neck but excludes the short woody stem.
The marked vertical span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Butternut squash dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 cm | 20 cm to 40 cm | defined specimen | |
| 1 kg | 600 g to 1.5 kg | defined specimen |
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- USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portionsReference serving masses for raw fruits; dimensions remain explicit atlas specimen choices.
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