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Cucumber vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cucumber and icing

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B2, vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Icing covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 21% more than cucumber.
  • Icing contains 13 times less magnesium than cucumber. Cucumber contains 13mg of magnesium, while icing contains 1mg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +332.4%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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%
Icing
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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 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +370.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +815.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 7.951g 53%
Fats 0.11g 16.23g 25%
Carbs 3.63g 67.89g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.302mg 21%
Calories 15kcal 418kcal 20%
Saturated fat 0.037g 2.974g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.53mg 10%
Sodium 2mg 184mg 8%
Copper 0.041mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.055mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 1mg 3%
Potassium 147mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 13µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.28mg 0.16mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Choline 6mg 2.3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.01mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.07mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 63.1g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +531.9%
Contains more FatsFats +14654.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1770.2%
Contains more OtherOther +113.2%

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
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +97100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24746.9%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.