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Cassava vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cassava and cucumber different?

  • Cassava is higher in vitamin C, manganese, copper, and fiber; however, cucumber is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 20% higher.
  • Cassava contains 9 times more vitamin B3 than cucumber. While cassava contains 0.854mg of vitamin B3, cucumber contains only 0.098mg.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than cassava (94).

Cassava, raw 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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 PotassiumPotassium +84.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +386.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Iron ~0.28mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +635.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120%
Contains more FolateFolate +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +763.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 2.8mg 20%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.079mg 13%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 16.4µg 12%
Carbs 38.06g 3.63g 11%
Calories 160kcal 15kcal 7%
Copper 0.1mg 0.041mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0.5g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.027mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.098mg 5%
Folate 27µg 7µg 5%
Potassium 271mg 147mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.259mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 6mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.65g 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.2mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.033mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.85g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1176kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 667g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 16mg 16mg 0%
Iron 0.27mg 0.28mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 27mg 24mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 +109.2%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +948.5%
Contains more OtherOther +63.2%
Contains more WaterWater +59.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.