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Cheese sandwich vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese sandwich and cucumber different?

  • Cheese sandwich is higher than cucumber in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and calcium.
  • Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for phosphorus, 51% more than cucumber.
  • Cheese sandwich contains 420 times more sodium than cucumber. Cheese sandwich contains 839mg of sodium, while cucumber contains 2mg.
  • Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index (54) than cucumber (21).

Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
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 +315.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.2%
Contains more IronIron +835.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +335%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1491.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1270.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 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 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1193.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +552.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +86.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Cucumber DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 0.032g 61%
Phosphorus 382mg 24mg 51%
Selenium 24.3µg 0.3µg 44%
Manganese 1.083mg 0.079mg 44%
Fats 25g 0.11g 38%
Sodium 839mg 2mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.033mg 30%
Iron 2.62mg 0.28mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.027mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 0.005g 26%
Calories 497kcal 15kcal 24%
Calcium 204mg 16mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 0.098mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.129g 0.037g 19%
Protein 9.8g 0.65g 18%
Carbs 58.2g 3.63g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0.04mg 17%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Folate 64µg 7µg 14%
Copper 0.16mg 0.041mg 13%
Fiber 3.1g 0.5g 10%
Magnesium 54mg 13mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0.259mg 7%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.2mg 6%
Potassium 306mg 147mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 21µg 5µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2.8mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 55.1g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 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 +1407.7%
Contains more FatsFats +22627.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1503.3%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more WaterWater +2875.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 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 +206920%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28543.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.