Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. Bulgur dry
  5. Compare
  6. Bulgur dry vs. Cucumber

Bulgur dry vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between bulgur dry and cucumber?

  • Bulgur dry is richer than cucumber in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Bulgur dry's daily need coverage for manganese is 129% more.
  • Bulgur dry has 52 times more vitamin B3 than cucumber. While bulgur dry has 5.114mg of vitamin B3, cucumber has only 0.098mg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Bulgur, dry and Cucumber, with peel, raw types in this article.

Infographic

Bulgur dry vs Cucumber infographic
Infographic link

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 117% 11% 36% 92% 112% 53% 129% 2.2% 398% 13%
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 +1161.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +178.9%
Contains more IronIron +778.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +717.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +865%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3758.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +666.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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% 1.2% 0% 58% 27% 96% 63% 79% 0% 4.8% 20% 15%
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 EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +759.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +303.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +755%
Contains more FolateFolate +285.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +763.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur dry Cucumber DV% diff.
Manganese 3.048mg 0.079mg 129%
Fiber 12.5g 0.5g 48%
Phosphorus 300mg 24mg 39%
Magnesium 164mg 13mg 36%
Copper 0.335mg 0.041mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.114mg 0.098mg 31%
Iron 2.46mg 0.28mg 27%
Carbs 75.87g 3.63g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.342mg 0.04mg 23%
Protein 12.29g 0.65g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.232mg 0.027mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.045mg 0.259mg 16%
Calories 342kcal 15kcal 16%
Zinc 1.93mg 0.2mg 16%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 16.4µg 12%
Potassium 410mg 147mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.033mg 6%
Folate 27µg 7µg 5%
Choline 28.1mg 6mg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.3µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.541g 0.032g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Calcium 35mg 16mg 2%
Fats 1.33g 0.11g 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0.037g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 63.37g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.03mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.173g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.455mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.83mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.339mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.554mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.285mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 76% 9%
Protein: 12.29 g
Fats: 1.33 g
Carbs: 75.87 g
Water: 9 g
Other: 1.51 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 +1790.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1109.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1990.1%
Contains more OtherOther +297.4%
Contains more WaterWater +958.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.173 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.541 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 +3360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1590.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%

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. Bulgur dry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170688/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.