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Cucumber vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and brown rice

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 39% more.
  • Cucumber has 82 times more vitamin K than brown rice. Cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, while brown rice has 0.2µg.
  • Brown rice has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +255%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +329.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1132.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1833.3%

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.
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% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +559.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2513.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Brown rice DV% diff.
Manganese 0.079mg 0.974mg 39%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 2.561mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.2µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.178mg 13%
Phosphorus 24mg 103mg 11%
Selenium 0.3µg 5.8µg 10%
Starch 0.83g 24.79g 10%
Carbs 3.63g 25.58g 7%
Copper 0.041mg 0.106mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.123mg 6%
Magnesium 13mg 39mg 6%
Calories 15kcal 123kcal 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.71mg 5%
Protein 0.65g 2.74g 4%
Iron 0.28mg 0.56mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.6g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.069mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.366g 2%
Potassium 147mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6mg 9.2mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.17mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.369g 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.24g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

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% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +35.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.5%
Contains more FatsFats +781.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +604.7%
Contains more OtherOther +15.8%

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1043.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +2886.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +700%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.