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Potato salad vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and cucumber different?

  • Potato salad has more copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5 than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for potato salad is 23% higher.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than potato salad (45).

Potato salad, home-prepared and Cucumber, with peel, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.8%
Contains more IronIron +132.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 CVitamin C +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +808.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Cucumber DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.032g 25%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 2mg 23%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Fats 8.2g 0.11g 12%
Copper 0.118mg 0.041mg 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 2.8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.04mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.3µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.005g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.037g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.259mg 6%
Calories 143kcal 15kcal 6%
Iron 0.65mg 0.28mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.098mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Protein 2.68g 0.65g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.027mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.5g 3%
Carbs 11.17g 3.63g 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 5µg 3%
Potassium 254mg 147mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.033mg 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.079mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 3.13g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 13mg 0%
Calcium 19mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +312.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7354.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.7%
Contains more OtherOther +413.2%
Contains more WaterWater +25.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 +49500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11578.1%
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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.