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Shallot vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shallot and cucumber

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and phosphorus; however, cucumber has more vitamin K.
  • Shallot's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • Shallot has 6 times more fiber than cucumber. Shallot has 3.2g of fiber, while cucumber has 0.5g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Shallots, raw 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.2%
Contains more IronIron +328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +269.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +762.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +385.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1950%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.04mg 23%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 16.4µg 13%
Iron 1.2mg 0.28mg 12%
Fiber 3.2g 0.5g 11%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.079mg 9%
Folate 34µg 7µg 7%
Vitamin C 8mg 2.8mg 6%
Potassium 334mg 147mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 24mg 5%
Copper 0.088mg 0.041mg 5%
Carbs 16.8g 3.63g 4%
Protein 2.5g 0.65g 4%
Calories 72kcal 15kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.027mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 16mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.2mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.098mg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +284.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +362.8%
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.