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Cucumber vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cucumber and butter

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, butter is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than cucumber.
  • Butter has 7 times less magnesium than cucumber. Cucumber has 13mg of magnesium, while butter has 2mg.
  • Cucumber contains less saturated fat.
  • Cucumber has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Butter, without salt.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +512.5%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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%
Butter
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +134.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13580%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +213.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.034mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.037g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.11g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 5µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 23.43g 59%
Calories 15kcal 717kcal 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 7µg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Potassium 147mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.28mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.11mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.004mg 3%
Copper 0.041mg 0.016mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.005mg 2%
Choline 6mg 18.8mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0.06g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 24mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.85g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.06g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 24mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.042mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5950%
Contains more WaterWater +430.8%
Contains more OtherOther +850%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.8%
Contains more FatsFats +73636.4%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +468500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9306.3%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.