Celery vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are celery and cucumber different?
- Celery is higher than cucumber in vitamin K, folate, and vitamin A.
- Celery covers your daily need for vitamin K, 11% more than cucumber.
- Celery contains 5 times more folate than cucumber. Celery contains 36µg of folate, while cucumber contains 7µg.
- Celery has a higher glycemic index (32) than cucumber (21).
Celery, 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +76.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +30.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +18.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +40% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +17.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +53.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +340% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +800% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +72.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +226.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +85% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +78.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +414.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +28.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin K | 29.3µg | 16.4µg | 11% |
| Folate | 36µg | 7µg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 0.5g | 4% |
| Sodium | 80mg | 2mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.074mg | 0.04mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 260mg | 147mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.033mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 16mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0.03mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 22µg | 5µg | 2% |
| Fructose | 0.37g | 0.87g | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.32mg | 0.098mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.103mg | 0.079mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.027mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.13mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.035mg | 0.041mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 0.28mg | 1% |
| Calories | 16kcal | 15kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 0.69g | 0.65g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.17g | 0.11g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1mg | 2.8mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.37g | 3.13g | N/A |
| Carbs | 2.97g | 3.63g | 0% |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 13mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.34g | 1.67g | N/A |
| Starch | 0g | 0.83g | 0% |
| Phosphorus | 24mg | 24mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.4µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.246mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.042g | 0.037g | 0% |
| Choline | 6.1mg | 6mg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.032g | 0.005g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.079g | 0.032g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.02mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.021mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.032mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.027mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.005mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.02mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.027mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.012mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +54.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +94.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +22.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~0.65g
~equal in
Water
~95.23g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +540% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +146.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -11.9% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +166.7% |
| Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +∞% |
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +90% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +135.1% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
