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Cucumber vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and fruit preserves

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, fruit preserves have more vitamin C and copper.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 14% more.
  • Cucumber has 3 times more magnesium than fruit preserves. Cucumber has 13mg of magnesium, while fruit preserves have 4mg.
  • Cucumber is lower in sugar.
  • Fruit preserves have a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Jams and preserves.

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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 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +566.7%

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 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1195%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +70%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Fruit preserves DV% diff.
Carbs 3.63g 68.86g 22%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Calories 15kcal 278kcal 13%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 8.8mg 7%
Copper 0.041mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.02mg 5%
Iron 0.28mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.076mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 2µg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 1.1g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Potassium 147mg 77mg 2%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Choline 6mg 10.2mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.37g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Sodium 2mg 32mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 19mg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 67.76g N/A
Calcium 16mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 48.5g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.036mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.038g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.014mg 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
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.7%
Contains more FatsFats +57.1%
Contains more WaterWater +212.5%
Contains more OtherOther +65.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1797%

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
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +660%

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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. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/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.