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Cucumber vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and focaccia different?

  • Focaccia is higher than cucumber in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, and zinc.
  • Focaccia covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 37% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber is lower in sodium.
  • Focaccia has a higher glycemic index (63) than cucumber (21).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.8%
Contains more IronIron +1028.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +122%
Contains more ZincZinc +565%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5200%

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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +187.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +812.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3644.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1871.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Focaccia DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.47mg 37%
Iron 0.28mg 3.16mg 36%
Folate 7µg 138µg 33%
Selenium 0.3µg 15.9µg 28%
Sodium 2mg 561mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 3.67mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.301mg 21%
Protein 0.65g 8.77g 16%
Phosphorus 24mg 128mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 5.67g 14%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.364mg 12%
Calories 15kcal 249kcal 12%
Fats 0.11g 7.89g 12%
Carbs 3.63g 35.82g 11%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.33mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.42mg 9%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 5.7µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.645mg 8%
Copper 0.041mg 0.091mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.994g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.113mg 6%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.877g 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 20mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 35mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Potassium 147mg 114mg 1%
Choline 6mg 2.9mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 34.02g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 1.75g N/A
Starch 0.83g 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
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +107.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1249.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7072.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +886.8%
Contains more OtherOther +323.7%

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
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3006.3%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.