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Crouton vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crouton and cucumber?

  • Crouton is richer than cucumber in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, fiber, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper.
  • Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 68% more.
  • Crouton has 349 times more sodium than cucumber. While crouton has 698mg of sodium, cucumber has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +138.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more IronIron +1357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +297.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +345%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +379.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +532.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +2207.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +724.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1785.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Cucumber DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.3µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.027mg 50%
Iron 4.08mg 0.28mg 48%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.098mg 33%
Folate 132µg 7µg 31%
Sodium 698mg 2mg 30%
Protein 11.9g 0.65g 23%
Carbs 73.5g 3.63g 23%
Calories 407kcal 15kcal 20%
Fiber 5.1g 0.5g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.033mg 18%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.079mg 18%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Copper 0.163mg 0.041mg 14%
Phosphorus 115mg 24mg 13%
Fats 6.6g 0.11g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.005g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.032g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.037g 7%
Calcium 76mg 16mg 6%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.2mg 6%
Magnesium 31mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.259mg 3%
Choline 6mg 1%
Potassium 124mg 147mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +1730.8%
Contains more FatsFats +5900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1924.8%
Contains more OtherOther +557.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1631.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 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 +61080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3878.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.