Cucumber vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cucumber and nopales different?
- Cucumber is richer in vitamin K, while nopales are higher in manganese, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber.
- Nopales cover your daily need for manganese, 16% more than cucumber.
- Cucumber contains 3 times more vitamin K than nopales. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while nopales contain 5.3µg.
- Cucumber has a higher glycemic index (21) than nopales (7).
Cucumber, with peel, raw and Nopales, raw types were used 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +50% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +300% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +925% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +74.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +110.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +26.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +25% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +478.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +133.3% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +125% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +55.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +209.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +232.1% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +24.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +318.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +75% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +21.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.079mg | 0.457mg | 16% |
Calcium | 16mg | 164mg | 15% |
Vitamin K | 16.4µg | 5.3µg | 9% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 52mg | 9% |
Fiber | 0.5g | 2.2g | 7% |
Vitamin C | 2.8mg | 9.3mg | 7% |
Iron | 0.28mg | 0.59mg | 4% |
Potassium | 147mg | 257mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 5µg | 23µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04mg | 0.07mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.259mg | 0.167mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.098mg | 0.41mg | 2% |
Folate | 7µg | 3µg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.033mg | 0.041mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.65g | 1.32g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.3µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
Fructose | 0.87g | 1% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.027mg | 0.012mg | 1% |
Sodium | 2mg | 21mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 16mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.041mg | 0.052mg | 1% |
Calories | 15kcal | 16kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.11g | 0.09g | 0% |
Carbs | 3.63g | 3.33g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.13g | 1.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.67g | 1.15g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
Starch | 0.83g | 0% | |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.037g | 0.016g | 0% |
Choline | 6mg | 7.3mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0.018g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.032g | 0.05g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.005mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.021mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.029mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.029mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.019mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +22.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +103.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +200% |
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Carbs
~3.33g
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Water
~94.12g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +260% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +56.3% |