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Olive vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and cucumber different?

  • Olive is richer in iron, copper, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin A, while cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Olive covers your daily need for iron, 38% more than cucumber.
  • Olive contains 368 times more sodium than cucumber. Olive contains 735mg of sodium, while cucumber contains 2mg.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Cucumber, with peel, raw types were used 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.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +1078.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +512.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1737.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +295%
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5400%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1626.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1071.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Cucumber DV% diff.
Iron 3.3mg 0.28mg 38%
Sodium 735mg 2mg 32%
Copper 0.251mg 0.041mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.005g 20%
Fats 10.68g 0.11g 16%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 16.4µg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0.5g 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.03mg 11%
Calcium 88mg 16mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.037g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.032g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.259mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 15kcal 5%
Potassium 8mg 147mg 4%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.079mg 3%
Phosphorus 3mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.027mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2.8mg 2%
Magnesium 4mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 5µg 2%
Carbs 6.26g 3.63g 1%
Choline 10.3mg 6mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein 0.84g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.67g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.098mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 ProteinProtein +29.2%
Contains more FatsFats +9609.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.5%
Contains more OtherOther +486.8%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 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 +157660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2746.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.