Pimiento vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pimiento and cucumber different?
- Pimiento is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, and fiber, while cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
- Pimiento covers your daily need for vitamin C, 91% more than cucumber.
- Pimiento contains 25 times more vitamin A than cucumber. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while cucumber contains 105IU.
- Pimiento has a higher glycemic index (45) than cucumber (21).
Pimento, canned 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +500% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +19.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +16.5% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +116.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +166.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +41.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +2932.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2560% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +81.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +527.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +437.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +58.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +2490% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +97.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +16.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 84.9mg | 2.8mg | 91% |
| Iron | 1.68mg | 0.28mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 133µg | 5µg | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.215mg | 0.04mg | 13% |
| Vitamin K | 8.3µg | 16.4µg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 0.5g | 6% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.01mg | 0.259mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.69mg | 0.03mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.615mg | 0.098mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 6mg | 13mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0.033mg | 2% |
| Fructose | 0.87g | 1% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.161g | 0.032g | 1% |
| Protein | 1.1g | 0.65g | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.092mg | 0.079mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.017mg | 0.027mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 2mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 0.041mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 17mg | 24mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 16mg | 1% |
| Calories | 23kcal | 15kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.3g | 0.11g | 0% |
| Carbs | 5.1g | 3.63g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.2g | 3.13g | N/A |
| Potassium | 158mg | 147mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 2.71g | 1.67g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.19mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Starch | 0.83g | 0% | |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Folate | 6µg | 7µg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.3mg | 6mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.045g | 0.037g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.02g | 0.005g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.04mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.036mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.058mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.049mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.013mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.034mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.046mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.022mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +69.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +172.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +40.5% |
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Water
~95.23g
~equal in
Other
~0.38g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +300% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +403.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17.8% |
