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Cucumber vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cucumber and chicken soup?

  • Cucumber is higher in vitamin K, yet chicken soup is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 14% more.
  • Cucumber has 3 times more magnesium than chicken soup. While cucumber has 13mg of magnesium, chicken soup has only 4mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cucumber is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Cucumber, with peel, raw and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared types 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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1516.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Chicken soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.2µg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.584mg 9%
Sodium 2mg 143mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 5%
Protein 0.65g 2.52g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.085mg 4%
Manganese 0.079mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.2mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.061mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Fats 0.11g 1.2g 2%
Choline 6mg 9.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.321g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.582g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.213g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.035mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Calories 15kcal 36kcal 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Potassium 147mg 105mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.14mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.054mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Iron 0.28mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 3.53g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 3.53g 0%
Sugar 1.67g 1.58g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.03mg 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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.7%
Contains more FatsFats +990.9%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%
~equal in Carbs ~3.53g
~equal in Water ~92.15g

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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.6%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.