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Cucumber vs. Lobster Raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and lobster Raw

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, lobster Raw has more copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Lobster Raw's daily need coverage for copper is 145% more.
  • Cucumber is lower in sodium.
  • Cucumber has a higher glycemic index than lobster Raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw.

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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 27% 25% 18% 9.8% 450% 96% 69% 55% 7.3% 347%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +192.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +3190.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1665%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +570.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21100%
~equal in Iron ~0.26mg

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% 0.33% 17% 0% 5% 3.2% 30% 87% 24% 156% 0% 7.5% 38%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1523.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +459.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1071.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Lobster Raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.041mg 1.349mg 145%
Selenium 0.3µg 63.6µg 115%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.25µg 52%
Cholesterol 0mg 127mg 42%
Protein 0.65g 16.52g 32%
Zinc 0.2mg 3.53mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 1.449mg 24%
Phosphorus 24mg 161mg 20%
Sodium 2mg 423mg 18%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Choline 6mg 70.3mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.591mg 9%
Calcium 16mg 84mg 7%
Magnesium 13mg 38mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.87mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.104mg 5%
Calories 15kcal 77kcal 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.296g 2%
Potassium 147mg 200mg 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.056mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.014mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.22g 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0g 1%
Folate 7µg 10µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 0g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.181g 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Iron 0.28mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 0g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.011g N/A
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.215mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.654mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.723mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 1.197mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 1.24mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.413mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.68mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.741mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.413mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.102g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.068g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.006g 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
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.95 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2441.5%
Contains more FatsFats +581.8%
Contains more OtherOther +368.4%

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
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.296 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +825%

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. Lobster Raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174208/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.