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Bitter melon vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bitter melon and cucumber?

  • Bitter melon is richer than cucumber in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Bitter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 95% more.
  • Bitter melon has 20 times more vitamin B6 than cucumber. While bitter melon has 0.803mg of vitamin B6, cucumber has only 0.04mg.

We used Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 25% 54% 77% 67% 8.2% 42% 1.4% 70% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +553.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.6%
Contains more IronIron +628.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +390.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +578.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 293% 29% 0% 0% 45% 84% 21% 3.8% 185% 0% 0% 96% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3042.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +570.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +997%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1032.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1907.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1728.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +311.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 88mg 2.8mg 95%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.04mg 59%
Folate 128µg 7µg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.033mg 25%
Iron 2.04mg 0.28mg 22%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.079mg 20%
Copper 0.201mg 0.041mg 18%
Magnesium 85mg 13mg 17%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Potassium 608mg 147mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.027mg 13%
Phosphorus 99mg 24mg 11%
Vitamin A 87µg 5µg 9%
Protein 5.3g 0.65g 9%
Calcium 84mg 16mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.098mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.259mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 15kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.11g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Carbs 3.29g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 3% 89%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 3.29 g
Water: 89.25 g
Other: 1.47 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +715.4%
Contains more FatsFats +527.3%
Contains more OtherOther +286.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.3%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bitter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168391/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.