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Cucumber vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and honey

  • Honey contains less vitamin K than cucumber.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 14% higher.
  • Honey contains 7 times less magnesium than cucumber. Cucumber contains 13mg of magnesium, while honey contains 2mg.
  • 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 honey is 61.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Honey.

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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%
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.08mg

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%
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +460%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +280.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 0.87g 40.94g 50%
Carbs 3.63g 82.4g 26%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Calories 15kcal 304kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.068mg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 4mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 147mg 52mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0mg 2%
Iron 0.28mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.024mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.036mg 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.3g 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.2g 1%
Choline 6mg 2.2mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 6mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 82.12g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.038mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.121mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +456.9%
Contains more OtherOther +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2170%

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
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2866.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4603.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +4605.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +14300%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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