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Cucumber vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and gumdrop

  • Gumdrop contains less vitamin K than cucumber.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 14% higher.
  • Gumdrop contains 29 times less potassium than cucumber. Cucumber contains 147mg of potassium, while gumdrop contains 5mg.
  • The amount of sugar in cucumber is lower.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of gumdrop is 78.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2840%
Contains more CopperCopper +241.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +690%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.7%

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% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +880%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2058.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Gumdrop DV% diff.
Carbs 3.63g 98.9g 32%
Calories 15kcal 396kcal 19%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.012mg 5%
Potassium 147mg 5mg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.01mg 3%
Copper 0.041mg 0.012mg 3%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.013mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.006mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.1g 2%
Iron 0.28mg 0.4mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.01mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Choline 6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.8µg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 58.97g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +9423%
Contains more OtherOther +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2624.5%

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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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.