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Cucumber vs. Clementine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and clementine different?

  • Cucumber is richer in vitamin K, while clementine is higher in vitamin C.
  • Clementine covers your daily need for vitamin C, 51% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber is lower in sugar.
  • Clementine has a higher glycemic index (47) than cucumber (21).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Clementines, 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 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Copper ~0.043mg

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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1642.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +549%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Clementine DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.8mg 48.8mg 51%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.086mg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.7g 5%
Folate 7µg 24µg 4%
Carbs 3.63g 12.02g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.636mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.151mg 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.023mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 47kcal 2%
Iron 0.28mg 0.14mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1.64g 1%
Potassium 147mg 177mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.06mg 1%
Choline 6mg 14mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 30mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.85g 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 10.32g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 9.18g N/A
Copper 0.041mg 0.043mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.8%
Contains more FatsFats +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +231.1%
~equal in Water ~86.58g
~equal in Other ~0.4g

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
65% 17% 18%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.96 g
Glucose: 1.59 g
Fructose: 1.64 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +19766.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +109.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +88.5%
~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. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/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.