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Wax gourd vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wax gourd and cucumber different?

  • Wax gourd is higher in vitamin C; however, cucumber is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for cucumber is 11% higher.
  • Wax gourd contains 54 times more sodium than cucumber. While wax gourd contains 107mg of sodium, cucumber contains only 2mg.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 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 CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +35.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +195%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2840%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.1%
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 35% 0% 1.6% 0% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3% 2.7%
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 +275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +291.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +485.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.8µg 16.4µg 11%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 2.8mg 9%
Sodium 107mg 2mg 5%
Potassium 5mg 147mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.259mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.033mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.5g 2%
Copper 0.022mg 0.041mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.65g 1%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.079mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.027mg 1%
Phosphorus 17mg 24mg 1%
Iron 0.38mg 0.28mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 13mg 1%
Calories 14kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 3.04g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.037g 0%
Choline 4.9mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 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 FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 -56.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +640%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175%

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.