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Cucumber vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cucumber and pumpkin?

  • Cucumber is higher in vitamin K, yet pumpkin is higher in vitamin A, copper, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 168% more.
  • Cucumber has 15 times more vitamin K than pumpkin. While cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, pumpkin has only 1.1µg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Cucumber, with peel, raw and Pumpkin, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.3%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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%
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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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1390.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +221.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8420%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +512.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +128.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 5µg 426µg 47%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 1.1µg 13%
Copper 0.041mg 0.127mg 10%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 9mg 7%
Iron 0.28mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.06mg 7%
Potassium 147mg 340mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.6mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.05mg 2%
Folate 7µg 16µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.061mg 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.125mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.298mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 1g 1%
Calories 15kcal 26kcal 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.32mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 21mg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 6.5g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 6g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 2.76g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.5g 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 6mg 8.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.1%
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +540%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.