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Cucumber vs. Papadum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and papadum

  • Cucumber has less copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Papadum covers your daily copper needs 106% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of papadum is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Papad.

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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 194% 43% 88% 293% 333% 93% 165% 228% 204% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1984.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +793.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +580.3%
Contains more IronIron +2685.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2334.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1504.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1877.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2666.7%

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% 4.3% 1% 0% 69% 60% 28% 55% 66% 0% 1% 164% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4000%
Contains more CholineCholine +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +160%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +925.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +681.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1402%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +612.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +3028.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Papadum DV% diff.
Copper 0.041mg 0.998mg 106%
Iron 0.28mg 7.8mg 94%
Sodium 2mg 1745mg 76%
Fiber 0.5g 18.6g 72%
Manganese 0.079mg 1.562mg 64%
Magnesium 13mg 271mg 61%
Folate 7µg 219µg 53%
Phosphorus 24mg 385mg 52%
Protein 0.65g 25.56g 50%
Zinc 0.2mg 3.4mg 29%
Potassium 147mg 1000mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.277mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.285mg 19%
Carbs 3.63g 59.87g 19%
Calories 15kcal 371kcal 18%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.258mg 17%
Selenium 0.3µg 8.3µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.917mg 13%
Calcium 16mg 143mg 13%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.4µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.472mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 1.148g 7%
Saturated fat 0.037g 1.084g 5%
Fats 0.11g 3.25g 5%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.532g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 13µg 1%
Choline 6mg 0.4mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 41.27g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.266mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.886mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 1.303mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 1.695mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.372mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 1.491mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 1.434mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.715mg 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
26% 3% 60% 3% 8%
Protein: 25.56 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 59.87 g
Water: 3.49 g
Other: 7.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2628.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3832.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2854.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1549.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1960.5%

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
39% 19% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.532 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.148 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3487.5%

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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. Papadum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168106/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.