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Cucumber vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cucumber and ice cream

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, ice cream is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, and vitamin A.
  • Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 34% more than cucumber.
  • Ice cream has 55 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, while ice cream has 0.3µg.
  • Cucumber contains less saturated fat.
  • Ice cream has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ice cream is 62, while the glycemic index of cucumber is 21.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more IronIron +211.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +887.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +245%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Magnesium ~14mg

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +333.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.037g 6.79g 31%
Fats 0.11g 11g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.24mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin A 5µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.3µg 13%
Phosphorus 24mg 105mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 128mg 11%
Calories 15kcal 207kcal 10%
Carbs 3.63g 23.6g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 2.969g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.581mg 6%
Protein 0.65g 3.5g 6%
Choline 6mg 26mg 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.69mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.452g 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.008mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.8µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 80mg 3%
Iron 0.28mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.6mg 2%
Copper 0.041mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 147mg 199mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.041mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 22.9g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 21.22g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.116mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +56.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +438.5%
Contains more FatsFats +9900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +550.1%
Contains more OtherOther +136.8%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +59280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1312.5%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.