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Espresso vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between espresso and cucumber

  • Espresso has more vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Espresso covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 32% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains 6 times less magnesium than espresso. Espresso contains 80mg of magnesium, while cucumber contains 13mg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 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 +515.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +22%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.8%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +436.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5213.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +825%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16300%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Cucumber DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 0mg 53%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0.098mg 32%
Magnesium 80mg 13mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.033mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.259mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 24mg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.027mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0.28mg 2%
Carbs 1.67g 3.63g 1%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.2mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 2.6mg 6mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Copper 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.079mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.3µg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.65g 1%
Potassium 115mg 147mg 1%
Calcium 2mg 16mg 1%
Calories 9kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.032g 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
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 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 FatsFats +63.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +441.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.4%
Contains more OtherOther +65.2%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.