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Icing vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between icing and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B2, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Icing covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 21% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains 972 times less monounsaturated fat than icing. Icing contains 4.86g of monounsaturated fat, while cucumber contains 0.005g.
  • Cucumber has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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.
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
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 +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +332.4%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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.
Icing
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
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 EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +815.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +370.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +160.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Cucumber DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.032g 53%
Fats 16.23g 0.11g 25%
Carbs 67.89g 3.63g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.033mg 21%
Calories 418kcal 15kcal 20%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.037g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.005g 12%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.03mg 10%
Sodium 184mg 2mg 8%
Copper 0mg 0.041mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.259mg 4%
Magnesium 1mg 13mg 3%
Potassium 34mg 147mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin K 13µg 16.4µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.079mg 3%
Iron 0.16mg 0.28mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Choline 2.3mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.098mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.65g 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 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 +14654.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1770.2%
Contains more OtherOther +113.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +531.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 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 +97100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24746.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.