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Black gram vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black gram and cucumber different?

  • Black gram is higher than cucumber in copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Black gram covers your daily need for copper, 104% more than cucumber.
  • Black gram contains 37 times more fiber than cucumber. Black gram contains 18.3g of fiber, while cucumber contains 0.5g.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index (43) than cucumber (21).

Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw types were used 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
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 +1953.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +762.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +568.7%
Contains more IronIron +2603.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2292.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1479.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1832.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +911.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +669.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +249.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +602.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2985.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 0.981mg 0.041mg 104%
Iron 7.57mg 0.28mg 91%
Fiber 18.3g 0.5g 71%
Manganese 1.527mg 0.079mg 63%
Magnesium 267mg 13mg 60%
Folate 216µg 7µg 52%
Phosphorus 379mg 24mg 51%
Protein 25.21g 0.65g 49%
Zinc 3.35mg 0.2mg 29%
Potassium 983mg 147mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.027mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.04mg 19%
Carbs 58.99g 3.63g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.033mg 17%
Calories 341kcal 15kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 0.259mg 13%
Calcium 138mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.098mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.032g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Sodium 38mg 2mg 2%
Fats 1.64g 0.11g 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.114g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 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 +3778.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1390.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1525.1%
Contains more OtherOther +784.2%
Contains more WaterWater +781.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3246.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.