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Cucumber vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cucumber and wakame

  • Cucumber is richer in vitamin K, yet wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wakame is 57% higher.
  • Cucumber contains 3 times more vitamin K than wakame. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while wakame contains 5.3µg.
  • Cucumber contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +723.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +837.5%
Contains more IronIron +678.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +592.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1672.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Wakame
Wakame
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 6% 20% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +209.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +597%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.079mg 1.4mg 57%
Folate 7µg 196µg 47%
Sodium 2mg 872mg 38%
Copper 0.041mg 0.284mg 27%
Iron 0.28mg 2.18mg 24%
Magnesium 13mg 107mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.23mg 15%
Calcium 16mg 150mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.697mg 9%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 5.3µg 9%
Phosphorus 24mg 80mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1mg 6%
Protein 0.65g 3.03g 5%
Potassium 147mg 50mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.002mg 3%
Calories 15kcal 45kcal 2%
Carbs 3.63g 9.14g 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.38mg 2%
Fats 0.11g 0.64g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 18µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 6mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.218g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 149kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 222g N/A
Vitamin C 2.8mg 3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 0.65g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.5g 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +366.2%
Contains more FatsFats +481.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +151.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1794.7%

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
Wakame
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1060%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +581.3%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.