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Cucumber vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and shallot

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, shallot has more vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Shallot's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • Cucumber has 21 times more vitamin K than shallot. Cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, while shallot has 0.8µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.2%
Contains more IronIron +328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +269.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1950%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +762.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +385.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.345mg 23%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.8µg 13%
Iron 0.28mg 1.2mg 12%
Fiber 0.5g 3.2g 11%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.292mg 9%
Folate 7µg 34µg 7%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 8mg 6%
Potassium 147mg 334mg 6%
Phosphorus 24mg 60mg 5%
Copper 0.041mg 0.088mg 5%
Carbs 3.63g 16.8g 4%
Protein 0.65g 2.5g 4%
Calories 15kcal 72kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.06mg 3%
Calcium 16mg 37mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 21mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.2µg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 6mg 11.3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 7.87g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.043mg 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% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +284.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +362.8%
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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