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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +97100% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +24746.9% |