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Cucumber vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and soft serve

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K, while soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Soft serve's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 37% higher.
  • Soft serve contains 18 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while soft serve contains 0.9µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cucumber is lower.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of soft serve is 79.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1480%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +718.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +383.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1722.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3140%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +451.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.095mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.037g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.11g 13g 20%
Vitamin A 5µg 162µg 17%
Phosphorus 24mg 116mg 13%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.9µg 13%
Calcium 16mg 131mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.182mg 11%
Calories 15kcal 222kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 3.49g 9%
Protein 0.65g 4.1g 7%
Carbs 3.63g 22.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.506mg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.61mg 4%
Choline 6mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.52mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 61mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.46g 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Potassium 147mg 177mg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.7g 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.03mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Iron 0.28mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 21.5g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 21.16g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.095mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +59.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +530.8%
Contains more FatsFats +11718.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +511.6%
Contains more OtherOther +136.8%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1337.5%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

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

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