Cucumber vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between cucumber and baking powder
- Cucumber is richer in vitamin K and vitamin B5, yet baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 586% higher.
- Baking powder contains less sugar.
- Cucumber has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.
Food types used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.
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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 PotassiumPotassium | +635% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +310% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1900% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +618.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +107.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +36625% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3835.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +9029.2% |
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 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 16mg | 5876mg | 586% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 10600mg | 461% |
| Phosphorus | 24mg | 2191mg | 310% |
| Iron | 0.28mg | 11.02mg | 134% |
| Vitamin K | 16.4µg | 0µg | 14% |
| Carbs | 3.63g | 27.7g | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.259mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 147mg | 20mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2.8mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 13mg | 27mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.04mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.041mg | 0.01mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.033mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.079mg | 0.011mg | 3% |
| Calories | 15kcal | 53kcal | 2% |
| Folate | 7µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.027mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.01mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Choline | 6mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 0.2g | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.098mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.87g | 1% | |
| Protein | 0.65g | 0g | 1% |
| Fats | 0.11g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.13g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.67g | 0g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.83g | 0% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.3µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.037g | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.032g | 0g | 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
Protein:
0.65 g
Fats:
0.11 g
Carbs:
3.63 g
Water:
95.23 g
Other:
0.38 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1804.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +663.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +17610.5% |
