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Groat vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between groat and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, and vitamin B5 than groat.
  • Groat covers your daily need for copper, 118% more than cucumber.
  • Groat has 72 times more vitamin B3 than cucumber. While groat has 7.02mg of vitamin B3, cucumber has only 0.098mg.
  • The glycemic index of groat is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Buckwheat 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.
Groat
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
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 +1676.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.9%
Contains more IronIron +685.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2582.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1345.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1545.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2666.7%

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.
Groat
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +274.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1187.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7063.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +376.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +425%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Groat Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 1.1mg 0.041mg 118%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.079mg 53%
Magnesium 231mg 13mg 52%
Phosphorus 347mg 24mg 46%
Vitamin B3 7.02mg 0.098mg 43%
Fiber 10g 0.5g 38%
Vitamin B2 0.425mg 0.033mg 30%
Protein 13.25g 0.65g 25%
Iron 2.2mg 0.28mg 24%
Carbs 71.5g 3.63g 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.2mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.233mg 0.259mg 19%
Calories 343kcal 15kcal 16%
Selenium 8.3µg 0.3µg 15%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.04mg 13%
Potassium 460mg 147mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.039g 0.032g 7%
Folate 30µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.027mg 6%
Fats 3.4g 0.11g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.04g 0.005g 3%
Saturated fat 0.741g 0.037g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 61.5g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.192mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.506mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.498mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.672mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.172mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.678mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.309mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
4
13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 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 +1938.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2990.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1869.7%
Contains more OtherOther +452.6%
Contains more WaterWater +876.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
2
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 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 +20700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3146.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.