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Carrot vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and cucumber different?

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 332% higher.
  • Carrots contain 22 times more vitamin E than cucumber. While carrots contain 0.66mg of vitamin E, cucumber contains only 0.03mg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than carrots (39).

Carrots, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw are the varieties 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.
Carrot
Carrot
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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 CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Iron ~0.28mg
~equal in Copper ~0.041mg

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.
Carrot
Carrot
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +903.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.259mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 5µg 92%
Fiber 2.8g 0.5g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.098mg 6%
Potassium 320mg 147mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 2.8mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 2mg 3%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.079mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 16.4µg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Carbs 9.58g 3.63g 2%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.033mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 15kcal 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.65g 1%
Choline 8.8mg 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.032g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 667g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 3.13g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 13mg 0%
Iron 0.3mg 0.28mg 0%
Sugar 4.74g 1.67g N/A
Copper 0.045mg 0.041mg 0%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 1.43g 0.83g 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.259mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.01mg 0%
Fructose 0.55g 0.87g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
4
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 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 +43.1%
Contains more FatsFats +118.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.9%
Contains more OtherOther +152.6%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 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 +180%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.037g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 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 +72.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11866.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +28.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.