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Cucumber vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cucumber and garlic

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 92% more than cucumber.
  • Garlic has 10 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, while garlic has 1.7µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Garlic, raw.

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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%
Garlic
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1031.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.8%
Contains more IronIron +507.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +629.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +537.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2016.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4633.3%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Garlic
Garlic
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +864.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1014.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2987.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 1.235mg 92%
Manganese 0.079mg 1.672mg 69%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 31.2mg 32%
Copper 0.041mg 0.299mg 29%
Selenium 0.3µg 14.2µg 25%
Iron 0.28mg 1.7mg 18%
Phosphorus 24mg 153mg 18%
Calcium 16mg 181mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.2mg 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 1.7µg 12%
Protein 0.65g 6.36g 11%
Carbs 3.63g 33.06g 10%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.16mg 9%
Calories 15kcal 149kcal 7%
Potassium 147mg 401mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.596mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 2.1g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.7mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 25mg 3%
Choline 6mg 23.2mg 3%
Fats 0.11g 0.5g 1%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.249g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 67g N/A
Net carbs 3.13g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 1g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +62.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +878.5%
Contains more FatsFats +354.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +810.7%
Contains more OtherOther +294.7%

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
Garlic
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +678.1%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.