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Cucumber vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and matzo

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, matzo has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Matzo's daily need coverage for selenium is 67% more.
  • Cucumber has 55 times more vitamin K than matzo. Cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, while matzo has 0.3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Crackers, matzo, plain.

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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%
Matzo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 3.9% 9.9% 119% 20% 19% 38% 0% 85% 201%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more IronIron +1028.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +270.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +722.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12200%

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%
Matzo
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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% 1.2% 0% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +781.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3871.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +80%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 36.9µg 67%
Iron 0.28mg 3.16mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.387mg 30%
Carbs 3.63g 83.7g 27%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.65mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 3.892mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.291mg 20%
Protein 0.65g 10g 19%
Calories 15kcal 395kcal 19%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.3µg 13%
Fiber 0.5g 3g 10%
Phosphorus 24mg 89mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.115mg 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.68mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.603g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.443mg 4%
Folate 7µg 17µg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 25mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.11g 1.4g 2%
Copper 0.041mg 0.06mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.226g 1%
Choline 6mg 10.8mg 1%
Potassium 147mg 112mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 80.7g N/A
Calcium 16mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 0.29g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.127g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.213mg 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
Matzo
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10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +2114.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1438.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2205.8%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%

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
Matzo
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1784.4%

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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. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/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.