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Spinach raw vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spinach raw and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 389% more.
  • Spinach raw has 89 times more vitamin A than cucumber. Spinach raw has 9377IU of vitamin A, while cucumber has 105IU.
  • Spinach raw has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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 +507.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +518.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +279.6%
Contains more IronIron +867.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1035.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%

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.
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 +903.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +387.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2844.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2671.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 16.4µg 389%
Vitamin A 469µg 5µg 52%
Folate 194µg 7µg 47%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.079mg 36%
Iron 2.71mg 0.28mg 30%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 2.8mg 28%
Magnesium 79mg 13mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.033mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.04mg 12%
Potassium 558mg 147mg 12%
Copper 0.13mg 0.041mg 10%
Calcium 99mg 16mg 8%
Fiber 2.2g 0.5g 7%
Phosphorus 49mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.259mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 0.65g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.027mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.2mg 3%
Sodium 79mg 2mg 3%
Choline 19.3mg 6mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.032g 1%
Fructose 0.15g 0.87g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.3µg 1%
Calories 23kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.39g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 3.63g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 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 +340%
Contains more FatsFats +254.5%
Contains more OtherOther +352.6%
~equal in Carbs ~3.63g
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 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 +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +415.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +133.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +590.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +480%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.

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