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Pumpkin vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkins and cucumber different?

  • Pumpkins are richer in vitamin A, copper, and vitamin E, while cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Pumpkins cover your daily need for vitamin A 31% more than cucumber.
  • Pumpkins contain 27 times more vitamin E than cucumber. Pumpkins contain 0.8mg of vitamin E, while cucumber contains 0.03mg.
  • Pumpkins have a higher glycemic index (52) than cucumber (21).

Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cucumber, with peel, raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
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 PotassiumPotassium +56.5%
Contains more IronIron +103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +122%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 96% 16% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5660%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1950%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin A 288µg 5µg 31%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 16.4µg 13%
Copper 0.091mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.03mg 5%
Iron 0.57mg 0.28mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.033mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 2.8mg 2%
Potassium 230mg 147mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 0.5g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 0.098mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 13mg 1%
Phosphorus 30mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.259mg 1%
Folate 9µg 7µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Calories 20kcal 15kcal 0%
Protein 0.72g 0.65g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 278kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 667g N/A
Fats 0.07g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 3.8g 3.13g N/A
Carbs 4.9g 3.63g 0%
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.08g 1.67g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.079mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.04mg 0%
Choline 6.2mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 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 CarbsCarbs +35%
Contains more FatsFats +57.1%
~equal in Protein ~0.65g
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 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 +80%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +700%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.037g

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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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/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.