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Cucumber vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and veal different?

  • Veal is higher than cucumber in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Veal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 53% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has a higher glycemic index (21) than veal (0).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.3%
Contains more IronIron +253.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1835%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +804.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4466.7%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg

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%
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8093.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +347.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +875%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +1483.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.27µg 53%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 8.03mg 50%
Protein 0.65g 24.38g 47%
Cholesterol 0mg 103mg 34%
Zinc 0.2mg 3.87mg 33%
Phosphorus 24mg 217mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.39mg 27%
Selenium 0.3µg 13.7µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.27mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 1.16mg 18%
Choline 6mg 95mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.037g 3.04g 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 1.2µg 13%
Fats 0.11g 7.56g 11%
Iron 0.28mg 0.99mg 9%
Calories 15kcal 172kcal 8%
Copper 0.041mg 0.103mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 2.84g 7%
Potassium 147mg 337mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.07mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 83mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 24mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.55g 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.035mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Carbs 3.63g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.15mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 0g N/A
Calcium 16mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 0g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3650.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6772.7%
Contains more OtherOther +242.1%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1618.8%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.