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Caesar salad vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between caesar salad and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12.
  • Caesar salad's daily need coverage for selenium is 57% more.
  • Cucumber is lower in sodium.
  • Caesar salad has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Cucumber, with peel, raw.

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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 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
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 +115.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1356.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more IronIron +735.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +207.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +705%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +862.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +306.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 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 AVitamin A +1460%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1296.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3203.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +178%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caesar salad Cucumber DV% diff.
Selenium 31.4µg 0.3µg 57%
Phosphorus 231mg 24mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.377mg 0.027mg 29%
Iron 2.34mg 0.28mg 26%
Protein 13.39g 0.65g 25%
Calcium 233mg 16mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.237mg 0.098mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.297mg 0.033mg 20%
Sodium 454mg 2mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.206g 0.037g 19%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0µg 17%
Fats 9.54g 0.11g 15%
Zinc 1.61mg 0.2mg 13%
Calories 265kcal 15kcal 13%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.079mg 11%
Starch 25.29g 0.83g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.461g 0.032g 10%
Copper 0.126mg 0.041mg 9%
Carbs 31.5g 3.63g 9%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 16.4µg 9%
Vitamin A 78µg 5µg 8%
Cholesterol 24mg 0mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.38g 0.005g 6%
Fiber 1.7g 0.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.03mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 0.259mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Folate 7µg 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Potassium 170mg 147mg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 4.02g 1.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.547mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.137mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.3mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.717mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.7mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.01mg 0%
Fructose 1.13g 0.87g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.155g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 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 +1960%
Contains more FatsFats +8572.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +767.8%
Contains more OtherOther +473.7%
Contains more WaterWater +119.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 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 +47500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4465.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 3% 4% 6%
Starch: 25.29 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.98 g
Fructose: 1.13 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0.16 g
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +2947%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +28.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +29.9%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +16600%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%

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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. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/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.

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