Salsify vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between salsify and cucumber

Salsify has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, fiber, and manganese; however, cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
Salsify covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 14% more than cucumber.
Salsify has 6 times more fiber than cucumber. While salsify has 3.1g of fiber, cucumber has only 0.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cucumber, with peel, raw.

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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.

Salsify

Cucumber

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+193.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.5%
Contains more IronIron	+96.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+165.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-87.5%

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.

Salsify

Cucumber

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+424.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+445%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5366.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.259mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.04mg	14%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	16.4µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.173mg	0.033mg	11%
Fiber	3.1g	0.5g	10%
Manganese	0.21mg	0.079mg	6%
Phosphorus	56mg	24mg	5%
Protein	2.73g	0.65g	4%
Carbs	15.36g	3.63g	4%
Potassium	283mg	147mg	4%
Choline	25.9mg	6mg	4%
Calories	68kcal	15kcal	3%
Calcium	47mg	16mg	3%
Iron	0.55mg	0.28mg	3%
Copper	0.07mg	0.041mg	3%
Vitamin C	4.6mg	2.8mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.027mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.392mg	0.098mg	2%
Folate	15µg	7µg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	13mg	1%
Zinc	0.3mg	0.2mg	1%
Sodium	16mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.03mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.3µg	1%
Fructose		0.87g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	249kcal	231kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	147g	667g	N/A
Fats	0.17g	0.11g	0%
Net carbs	12.26g	3.13g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	1.67g	N/A
Starch		0.83g	0%
Vitamin B5	0.276mg	0.259mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.037g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.005g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.074g	0.032g	0%
Tryptophan		0.005mg	0%
Threonine		0.019mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.021mg	0%
Leucine		0.029mg	0%
Lysine		0.029mg	0%
Methionine		0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.019mg	0%
Valine		0.022mg	0%
Histidine		0.01mg	0%