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Cucumber vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and black gram different?

  • Black gram is higher than cucumber in copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Black gram covers your daily need for copper, 104% more than cucumber.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index (43) than cucumber (21).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Mungo beans, mature seeds, 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 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1953.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +762.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +568.7%
Contains more IronIron +2603.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2292.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1479.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1832.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +911.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +669.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +249.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +602.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2985.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Black gram DV% diff.
Copper 0.041mg 0.981mg 104%
Iron 0.28mg 7.57mg 91%
Fiber 0.5g 18.3g 71%
Manganese 0.079mg 1.527mg 63%
Magnesium 13mg 267mg 60%
Folate 7µg 216µg 52%
Phosphorus 24mg 379mg 51%
Protein 0.65g 25.21g 49%
Zinc 0.2mg 3.35mg 29%
Potassium 147mg 983mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.273mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.281mg 19%
Carbs 3.63g 58.99g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.254mg 17%
Calories 15kcal 341kcal 16%
Selenium 0.3µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.906mg 13%
Calcium 16mg 138mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.447mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 1.071g 7%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 38mg 2%
Fats 0.11g 1.64g 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 40.69g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.114g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 1.473mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more WaterWater +781.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3778.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1390.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1525.1%
Contains more OtherOther +784.2%

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3246.9%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.