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Cucumber vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cucumber and milk?

  • Cucumber is higher in vitamin K, yet milk is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, and selenium.
  • Milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 20% more.
  • Cucumber has 164 times more vitamin K than milk. While cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, milk has only 0.1µg.
  • The amount of sugar in cucumber is lower.

We used Cucumber, with peel, raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types in this article.

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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%
Milk
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +310%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +681.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +295.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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%
Milk
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16300%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1060%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +460.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +195%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.1µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.185mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 125mg 11%
Phosphorus 24mg 95mg 10%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 5µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Selenium 0.3µg 3.3µg 5%
Protein 0.65g 3.37g 5%
Iron 0.28mg 0.03mg 3%
Copper 0.041mg 0.01mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.633g 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.003mg 3%
Choline 6mg 17.7mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.42mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.361mg 2%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.277g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 0g 1%
Calories 15kcal 42kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.97g 1%
Carbs 3.63g 4.99g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 4.99g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 147mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 5.2g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.093mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +418.5%
Contains more FatsFats +781.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +97.4%
~equal in Water ~89.92g

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
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5440%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.035g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Milk
Milk
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100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 5.2 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.