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Cucumber vs. Maple syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and maple syrup different?

  • Cucumber is richer in vitamin K, while maple syrup is higher in manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, and calcium.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for manganese, 123% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber is lower in sugar.
  • Maple syrup has a higher glycemic index (54) than cucumber (21).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Syrups, maple types were used in this article.

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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% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +154.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +537.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +635%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3581%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +619.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3748.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Maple syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 0.079mg 2.908mg 123%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 1.27mg 95%
Carbs 3.63g 67.04g 21%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Calories 15kcal 260kcal 12%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.47mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 102mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.036mg 4%
Copper 0.041mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.002mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.066mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Potassium 147mg 212mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 21mg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.28mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.04g 1%
Choline 6mg 1.6mg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 67.04g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 60.46g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.081mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.007g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.017g 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%
Fructose 0.87g 0.52g 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
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1525%
Contains more FatsFats +83.3%
Contains more WaterWater +194%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1746.8%
Contains more OtherOther +23.7%

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
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120%

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
96% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 58.32 g
Glucose: 1.6 g
Fructose: 0.52 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +67.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +194300%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +110.5%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.