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Dill vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dill and cucumber

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, copper, and vitamin B6 in dill is higher than in cucumber.
  • Dill covers your daily vitamin A needs 152% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has 30 times less vitamin C than dill. Dill has 85mg of vitamin C, while cucumber has 2.8mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dill weed, fresh and Cucumber, with peel, 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.
Dill
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 62% 65% 247% 49% 25% 28% 8% 165% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +323.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +402%
Contains more IronIron +2253.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +256.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +355%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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.
Dill
8
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 283% 129% 0% 0% 15% 68% 29% 24% 43% 0% 0% 113% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2935.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7620%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +797%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1502%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +362.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2042.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dill Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 85mg 2.8mg 91%
Iron 6.59mg 0.28mg 79%
Manganese 1.264mg 0.079mg 52%
Vitamin A 386µg 5µg 42%
Folate 150µg 7µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.296mg 0.033mg 20%
Calcium 208mg 16mg 19%
Potassium 738mg 147mg 17%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Copper 0.146mg 0.041mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.185mg 0.04mg 11%
Magnesium 55mg 13mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.57mg 0.098mg 9%
Protein 3.46g 0.65g 6%
Fiber 2.1g 0.5g 6%
Phosphorus 66mg 24mg 6%
Zinc 0.91mg 0.2mg 6%
Sodium 61mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.259mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0.027mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.802g 0.005g 2%
Fats 1.12g 0.11g 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 15kcal 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Carbs 7.02g 3.63g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 4.92g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.095g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.068mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.159mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.246mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.154mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dill
4
3% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.46 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 7.02 g
Water: 85.95 g
Other: 2.45 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +432.3%
Contains more FatsFats +918.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.4%
Contains more OtherOther +544.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dill
2
6% 84% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.802 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.095 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15940%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.3%

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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. Dill - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172233/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.