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Cucumber vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and barbecue sauce

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, barbecue sauce is higher in vitamin E.
  • Barbecue sauce covers your daily sodium needs 45% more than cucumber.
  • Barbecue sauce contains 9 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while barbecue sauce contains 1.8µg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.

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

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.8%
Contains more IronIron +128.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +333.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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%
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +811.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +120%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +509.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 1027mg 45%
Fructose 0.87g 14.17g 17%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 1.8µg 12%
Carbs 3.63g 40.77g 12%
Calories 15kcal 172kcal 8%
Iron 0.28mg 0.64mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.597mg 3%
Potassium 147mg 232mg 3%
Copper 0.041mg 0.072mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.164mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.3µg 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.126mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.056mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 20mg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.63g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 11µg 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.82g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 39.87g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 33.24g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.17mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.023mg 0%
Choline 6mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.101g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +74.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.2%
Contains more FatsFats +472.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1023.1%
Contains more OtherOther +707.9%

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +215.6%

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
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +137.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +8833.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2056.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1528.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.