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Cucumber vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and hot dogs

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Hot dogs cover your daily vitamin B12 needs 65% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Frankfurter, meat.

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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 11% 30% 13% 41% 32% 33% 88% 142% 5.9% 68%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +518.8%
Contains more IronIron +289.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +758.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4066.7%
~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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% 3.8% 0% 14% 28% 50% 19% 38% 196% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2619.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Hot dog DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.57µg 65%
Sodium 2mg 1090mg 47%
Fats 0.11g 25.76g 39%
Saturated fat 0.037g 7.666g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 4.404g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 11.386g 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 77mg 26%
Phosphorus 24mg 206mg 26%
Selenium 0.3µg 12.5µg 22%
Protein 0.65g 10.26g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 2.665mg 16%
Calories 15kcal 290kcal 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.166mg 10%
Iron 0.28mg 1.09mg 10%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.2mg 9%
Calcium 16mg 99mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.121mg 7%
Copper 0.041mg 0.097mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.055mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.045mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.19mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.31mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 4.17g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 4.17g 0%
Magnesium 13mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 147mg 152mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.111mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.474mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.53mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.907mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.963mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.555mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.331mg 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
10% 26% 4% 56% 4%
Protein: 10.26 g
Fats: 25.76 g
Carbs: 4.17 g
Water: 56.31 g
Other: 3.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +69.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1478.5%
Contains more FatsFats +23318.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.9%
Contains more OtherOther +821.1%

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
33% 49% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.666 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.404 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +227620%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13662.5%

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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. Hot dog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172968/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.