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Pecan vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pecan and cucumber?

  • Pecan is richer than cucumber in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 192% more.
  • Pecan has 167 times more saturated fat than cucumber. While pecan has 6.18g of saturated fat, cucumber has only 0.037g.
  • The glycemic index of pecan is lower.

We used Nuts, pecans 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.
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
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 +830.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +178.9%
Contains more IronIron +803.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2826.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1054.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5596.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1166.7%

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.
Pecan
8
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 +4566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1090.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +425%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +575%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +154.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +368.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Cucumber DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.079mg 192%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.032g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.041mg 129%
Fats 71.97g 0.11g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.005g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.027mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.2mg 39%
Fiber 9.6g 0.5g 36%
Phosphorus 277mg 24mg 36%
Calories 691kcal 15kcal 34%
Iron 2.53mg 0.28mg 28%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.037g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 13mg 26%
Protein 9.17g 0.65g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.04mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.259mg 12%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 16.4µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.03mg 9%
Potassium 410mg 147mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.098mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.033mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 6mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.3µg 6%
Calcium 70mg 16mg 5%
Folate 22µg 7µg 4%
Carbs 13.86g 3.63g 3%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2.8mg 2%
Fructose 0.04g 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0.83g 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 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 +1310.8%
Contains more FatsFats +65327.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.8%
Contains more OtherOther +289.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2605.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 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 +815920%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67443.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
1
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 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 +12900%
Contains more StarchStarch +80.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1800%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2075%
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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.