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Chewing gum vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chewing gum and cucumber different?

  • Chewing gum is richer in fiber, while cucumber is higher in vitamin K and vitamin B5.
  • Cucumber covers your daily need for vitamin K, 14% more than chewing gum.
  • Chewing gum contains 40 times more sugar than cucumber. Chewing gum contains 66.08g of sugar, while cucumber contains 1.67g.

Chewing gum 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 0% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7250%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chewing gum Cucumber DV% diff.
Carbs 96.7g 3.63g 31%
Calories 360kcal 15kcal 17%
Vitamin K 0µg 16.4µg 14%
Fiber 2.4g 0.5g 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.259mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.041mg 5%
Potassium 2mg 147mg 4%
Iron 0mg 0.28mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.079mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.027mg 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 16mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.137g 0.032g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.098mg 1%
Choline 0mg 6mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 94.3g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 66.08g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.005g 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
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 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 FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2563.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3562.7%
~equal in Other ~0.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 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 +1480%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +328.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.9%

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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. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/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.