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Cucumber vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and carrots different?

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 332% higher.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than carrots (39).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Carrots, 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Carrot
Carrot
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Iron ~0.3mg
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg

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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Carrot
Carrot
8
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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +903.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 5µg 835µg 92%
Fiber 0.5g 2.8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.138mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.983mg 6%
Potassium 147mg 320mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5.9mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 69mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.143mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.066mg 3%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 13.2µg 3%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Carbs 3.63g 9.58g 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 35mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.058mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 41kcal 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.93g 1%
Choline 6mg 8.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.117g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 441kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 244g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 6.78g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Iron 0.28mg 0.3mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 4.74g N/A
Copper 0.041mg 0.045mg 0%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.24mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 1.43g 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.273mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.04mg 0%
Fructose 0.87g 0.55g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Carrot
Carrot
4
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.1%
Contains more FatsFats +118.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.9%
Contains more OtherOther +152.6%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.037g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Carrot
Carrot
2
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +28.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +72.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11866.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.