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Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and cucumber

  • Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has more vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt covers your daily need for vitamin A, 20% more than cucumber.
  • Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has 5 times more vitamin C than cucumber. While squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has 12.9mg of vitamin C, cucumber has only 2.8mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.4% 23% 14% 17% 9% 16% 0.39% 23% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.6%
Contains more IronIron +32.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +65%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +119%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 43% 19% 2.4% 0% 8.8% 5.5% 9.6% 17% 18% 0% 11% 21% 5.1%
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 +360.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1020%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +420.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +290.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12.9mg 2.8mg 11%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 16.4µg 10%
Vitamin A 56µg 5µg 6%
Folate 28µg 7µg 5%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.079mg 4%
Potassium 264mg 147mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 0.098mg 3%
Fiber 1g 0.5g 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 24mg 2%
Protein 1.14g 0.65g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 0.259mg 1%
Choline 9.4mg 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.151g 0.032g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.027mg 1%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.2mg 1%
Copper 0.052mg 0.041mg 1%
Iron 0.37mg 0.28mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 13mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 2.69g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 1.69g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.71g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0g 0.83g 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.072g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.037mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.029mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 2.69 g
Water: 95.22 g
Other: 0.59 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 +75.4%
Contains more FatsFats +227.3%
Contains more OtherOther +55.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.9%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 12% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.072 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.151 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 +480%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +371.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.6%

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. Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169292/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.