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Cucumber vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and tea

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, tea has more manganese.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 14% more.
  • Cucumber has 24 times more phosphorus than tea. Cucumber has 24mg of phosphorus, while tea has 1mg.
  • Cucumber has a higher glycemic index than tea.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +716.7%
Contains more IronIron +2700%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +396.2%

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%
Tea
Tea
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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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1892.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0µg 14%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.392mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.013mg 5%
Potassium 147mg 18mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.001mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Iron 0.28mg 0.01mg 3%
Copper 0.041mg 0.011mg 3%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.003mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.01mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Calories 15kcal 1kcal 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0.17g 1%
Choline 6mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.06g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.11g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.02g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.032mg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +983.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2035.3%
Contains more OtherOther +153.3%
~equal in Water ~99.62g

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.