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Pickled cucumber vs. Taffy (candy) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pickled cucumber and taffy (candy)

  • Pickled cucumber has more vitamin K and copper, while taffy (candy) has more monounsaturated fat.
  • Pickled cucumber covers your daily need for sodium, 50% more than taffy (candy).
  • The amount of sodium in taffy (candy) is lower.
  • Pickled cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32, while the glycemic index of taffy (candy) is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pickles, cucumber, sour and Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +666.7%
Contains more IronIron +3900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
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% 9% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +170%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Taffy (candy) DV% diff.
Sodium 1208mg 52mg 50%
Vitamin K 47µg 0.3µg 39%
Carbs 2.26g 91.56g 30%
Calories 11kcal 397kcal 19%
Saturated fat 0.052g 2.049g 9%
Copper 0.085mg 0mg 9%
Fats 0.2g 3.33g 5%
Iron 0.4mg 0.01mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Phosphorus 14mg 1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.838g 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 27µg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.21mg 2%
Choline 3.6mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Potassium 23mg 3mg 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.03g 1%
Calcium 0mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.06g 91.56g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 68.48g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.121g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more WaterWater +1839.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1260.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1565%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3951.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27833.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.4%

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/nutrients
  2. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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