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Cucumber vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and spinach raw

  • Cucumber has less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 389% more.
  • Spinach raw has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +507.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +518.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +279.6%
Contains more IronIron +867.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1035.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +903.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +387.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2844.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2671.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +221.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 482.9µg 389%
Vitamin A 5µg 469µg 52%
Folate 7µg 194µg 47%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.897mg 36%
Iron 0.28mg 2.71mg 30%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 28.1mg 28%
Magnesium 13mg 79mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 2.03mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.189mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.195mg 12%
Potassium 147mg 558mg 12%
Copper 0.041mg 0.13mg 10%
Calcium 16mg 99mg 8%
Fiber 0.5g 2.2g 7%
Phosphorus 24mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.724mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.065mg 4%
Protein 0.65g 2.86g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.078mg 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.53mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 79mg 3%
Choline 6mg 19.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.165g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 0.15g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Calories 15kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 3.63g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.42g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.064mg 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% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +340%
Contains more FatsFats +254.5%
Contains more OtherOther +352.6%
~equal in Carbs ~3.63g
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +415.6%

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
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +590.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +480%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +133.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients

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

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