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Tempeh vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tempeh and cucumber different?

  • Tempeh has more copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and calcium than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for tempeh is 58% higher.
  • Tempeh contains 69 times more saturated fat than cucumber. While tempeh contains 2.539g of saturated fat, cucumber contains only 0.037g.

Tempeh and Cucumber, with peel, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Tempeh
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 33% 36% 101% 187% 31% 114% 1.2% 170% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +523.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +593.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.3%
Contains more IronIron +864.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1265.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +470%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1008.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1545.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tempeh
6
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% 20% 83% 50% 17% 50% 10% 0% 18% 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 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +984.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2593.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.259mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 0.041mg 58%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.079mg 53%
Protein 20.29g 0.65g 39%
Phosphorus 266mg 24mg 35%
Iron 2.7mg 0.28mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.032g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.033mg 25%
Magnesium 81mg 13mg 16%
Fats 10.8g 0.11g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.098mg 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.04mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.539g 0.037g 11%
Calcium 111mg 16mg 10%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.2mg 9%
Calories 192kcal 15kcal 9%
Potassium 412mg 147mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 0.005g 8%
Folate 24µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.3µg 1%
Carbs 7.64g 3.63g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.259mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
4
20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 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 +3021.5%
Contains more FatsFats +9718.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.5%
Contains more OtherOther +326.3%
Contains more WaterWater +59.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
2
25% 32% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.539 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 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 +64000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13337.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/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.