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Cardoon vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cardoon and cucumber?

  • Cardoon is richer than cucumber in copper, folate, manganese, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, calcium, and iron.
  • Cardoon's daily need coverage for copper is 21% more.
  • Cardoon has 85 times more sodium than cucumber. While cardoon has 170mg of sodium, cucumber has only 2mg.

We used Cardoon, 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 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
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 +223.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.1%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +463.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +224.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 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 B3Vitamin B3 +206.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190%
Contains more FolateFolate +871.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardoon Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 0.231mg 0.041mg 21%
Folate 68µg 7µg 15%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.079mg 8%
Sodium 170mg 2mg 7%
Magnesium 42mg 13mg 7%
Potassium 400mg 147mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.04mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 16mg 5%
Iron 0.7mg 0.28mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.259mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.098mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin C 2mg 2.8mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 15kcal 0%
Protein 0.7g 0.65g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 2.47g 3.13g N/A
Carbs 4.07g 3.63g 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 23mg 24mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.033mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.041g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 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 CarbsCarbs +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +197.4%
~equal in Protein ~0.65g
~equal in Fats ~0.11g
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.1%

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.