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Sea cucumber vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sea cucumber and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B2 and vitamin B3.
  • Sea cucumber covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 70% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains 33 times less vitamin B3 than sea cucumber. Sea cucumber contains 3.2mg of vitamin B3, while cucumber contains 0.098mg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2748.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3165.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sea cucumber Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.94mg 0.033mg 70%
Protein 13g 0.65g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 0.098mg 19%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 5%
Copper 0.041mg 5%
Potassium 147mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.28mg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 3%
Calories 56kcal 15kcal 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.027mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Calcium 30mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.63g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 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 +1900%
Contains more FatsFats +263.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1452.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +18%

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/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.