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Cucumber vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cucumber and vegetable oil

  • Cucumber has more vitamin B5; however, vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 98% more than cucumber.
  • Vegetable oil contains less sugar.
  • Cucumber has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of vegetable oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +49166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 33.033g 220%
Fats 0.11g 100g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 14.78mg 98%
Saturated fat 0.037g 14.367g 65%
Calories 15kcal 884kcal 43%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.041mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 21µg 4%
Potassium 147mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0mg 3%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 0mg 2%
Iron 0.28mg 0.13mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6mg 0.2mg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein 0.65g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +90809.1%

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
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +960560%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103128.1%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.