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Cucumber vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and bananas

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, bananas are higher in vitamin B6, fiber, manganese, vitamin C, and potassium.
  • Bananas cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 25% more than cucumber.
  • Bananas contain 33 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while bananas contain 0.5µg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Bananas, raw.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Banana
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +241.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.26mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~22mg

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Banana
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3180%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +578.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +817.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +63.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.367mg 25%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.5µg 13%
Fiber 0.5g 2.6g 8%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.27mg 8%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 8.7mg 7%
Carbs 3.63g 22.84g 6%
Potassium 147mg 358mg 6%
Fructose 0.87g 4.85g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.665mg 4%
Copper 0.041mg 0.078mg 4%
Calories 15kcal 89kcal 4%
Magnesium 13mg 27mg 3%
Folate 7µg 20µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.073mg 3%
Starch 0.83g 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.334mg 2%
Choline 6mg 9.8mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 5mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Protein 0.65g 1.09g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 20.24g N/A
Iron 0.28mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 12.23g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.15mg 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 22mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Banana
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.7%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +529.2%
Contains more OtherOther +118.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Banana
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Banana
Banana
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31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +548.2%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +7866.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +555.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +457.5%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0.01g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.