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Dried fruit vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dried fruit and cucumber?

  • Dried fruit is higher in vitamin A, copper, potassium, iron, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and manganese, yet cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 70% more.
  • Dried fruit has 144 times more vitamin E than cucumber. While dried fruit has 4.33mg of vitamin E, cucumber has only 0.03mg.

We used Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Cucumber, with peel, raw types 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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 +146.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +243.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +690.5%
Contains more IronIron +850%
Contains more CopperCopper +736.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2541.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +180%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +429%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.041mg 34%
Potassium 1162mg 147mg 30%
Iron 2.66mg 0.28mg 30%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.03mg 29%
Fiber 7.3g 0.5g 27%
Carbs 62.64g 3.63g 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 5µg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.098mg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 0.87g 15%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 16.4µg 11%
Calories 241kcal 15kcal 11%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.04mg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 24mg 7%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.079mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 13mg 5%
Protein 3.39g 0.65g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.259mg 5%
Calcium 55mg 16mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.3µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.033mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 2.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.027mg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 6mg 1%
Folate 10µg 7µg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.11g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0.83g 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 +421.5%
Contains more FatsFats +363.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1625.6%
Contains more OtherOther +576.3%
Contains more WaterWater +208.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1380%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +131.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more SucroseSucrose +26200%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4252.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1333.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +137.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.