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Cucumber vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and potato salad different?

  • Potato salad has more copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5 than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for potato salad is 23% higher.
  • Cucumber has less saturated fat.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than potato salad (45).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared are the varieties 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.
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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.8%
Contains more IronIron +132.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +808.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 3.737g 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 2mg 529mg 23%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Fats 0.11g 8.2g 12%
Copper 0.041mg 0.118mg 9%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.141mg 8%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.1µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.037g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.534mg 6%
Calories 15kcal 143kcal 6%
Iron 0.28mg 0.65mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.89mg 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 52mg 4%
Protein 0.65g 2.68g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.077mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.3g 3%
Carbs 3.63g 11.17g 3%
Vitamin A 5µg 32µg 3%
Potassium 147mg 254mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.06mg 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.31mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.101mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 9.87g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +25.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +312.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7354.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.7%
Contains more OtherOther +413.2%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11578.1%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.