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Cucumber vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cucumber and tomato sauce

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, tomato sauce has more vitamin E, iron, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.
  • Cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 11% more.
  • Cucumber is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102%
Contains more IronIron +242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +485.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +911.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +65%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 2.8µg 11%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.44mg 9%
Iron 0.28mg 0.96mg 9%
Copper 0.041mg 0.115mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.991mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.098mg 4%
Potassium 147mg 297mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.5g 4%
Vitamin A 5µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.065mg 2%
Protein 0.65g 1.2g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1.67g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.309mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 5.31g 1%
Choline 6mg 9.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.121g 1%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.113mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 24kcal 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 3.81g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 3.56g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.024mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.02mg 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.6%
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
Contains more OtherOther +402.6%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

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% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -9.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +780%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +278.1%

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
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +133.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +139.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +92%
~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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

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

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