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Cucumber vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cucumber and seaweed

  • The amount of folate, vitamin K, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 in seaweed is higher than in cucumber.
  • Seaweed covers your daily folate needs 43% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Seaweed, kelp, 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.
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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +830.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more IronIron +917.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +515%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +153.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 2% 17% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +379.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +302.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2471.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Seaweed DV% diff.
Folate 7µg 180µg 43%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 66µg 41%
Iron 0.28mg 2.85mg 32%
Magnesium 13mg 121mg 26%
Calcium 16mg 168mg 15%
Copper 0.041mg 0.13mg 10%
Sodium 2mg 233mg 10%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.23mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.15mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.642mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.87mg 6%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.2mg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.3g 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 42mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.002mg 3%
Protein 0.65g 1.68g 2%
Carbs 3.63g 9.57g 2%
Potassium 147mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.47mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 43kcal 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.56g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 6mg 12.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.247g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 3.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 256kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 233g N/A
Vitamin C 2.8mg 3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.6g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g 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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.5%
Contains more FatsFats +409.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1639.5%

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1860%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.9%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.