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Cucumber vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cucumber and sweet and sour

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, sweet, and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Sweet and sour covers your daily manganese needs 30% more than cucumber.
  • Sweet and sour contains 82 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while sweet, and sour contains 0.2µg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +863.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +178.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
Contains more CholineCholine +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.079mg 0.761mg 30%
Sodium 2mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.2µg 14%
Carbs 3.63g 38.22g 12%
Calories 15kcal 150kcal 7%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 8.7mg 7%
Copper 0.041mg 0.079mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.093mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0.1g 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.048mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.019mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 6mg 2.4mg 1%
Potassium 147mg 99mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.28mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.053mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.187mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.27g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 18.75g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.7%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more WaterWater +58%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +952.9%
Contains more OtherOther +221.1%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.