Cucumber vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and orange juice

Cucumber has more vitamin K, while orange juice has more vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B1.
Orange juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 52% higher.
Orange juice contains 164 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while orange juice contains 0.1µg.
The amount of sugar in cucumber is lower.
Cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of orange juice is 50.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Orange juice, 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.

Cucumber

Orange juice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more IronIron	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+464.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Copper ~0.044mg

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.

Cucumber

Orange juice

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+16300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1685.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+308.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+328.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~6.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	2.8mg	50mg	52%
Vitamin K	16.4µg	0.1µg	14%
Folate	7µg	30µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.09mg	5%
Manganese	0.079mg	0.014mg	3%
Potassium	147mg	200mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.098mg	0.4mg	2%
Calories	15kcal	45kcal	2%
Carbs	3.63g	10.4g	2%
Calcium	16mg	11mg	1%
Phosphorus	24mg	17mg	1%
Iron	0.28mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	10µg	1%
Fructose	0.87g		1%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.05mg	1%
Fiber	0.5g	0.2g	1%
Protein	0.65g	0.7g	0%
Fats	0.11g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	3.13g	10.2g	N/A
Magnesium	13mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	1.67g	8.4g	N/A
Copper	0.041mg	0.044mg	0%
Starch	0.83g		0%
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.04mg	0%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.1µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.03mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.04mg	0%
Choline	6mg	6.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.024g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.036g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.032g	0.04g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.002mg	0%
Threonine	0.019mg	0.008mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.008mg	0%
Leucine	0.029mg	0.013mg	0%
Lysine	0.029mg	0.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.019mg	0.009mg	0%
Valine	0.022mg	0.011mg	0%
Histidine	0.01mg	0.003mg	0%