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Cucumber vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and cassava different?

  • Cucumber is higher in vitamin K; however, cassava is richer in vitamin C, manganese, copper, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 20% higher.
  • Cucumber contains 9 times more vitamin K than cassava. While cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, cassava contains only 1.9µg.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than cassava (94).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Cassava, 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%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
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%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Iron ~0.27mg

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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +763.2%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.8mg 20.6mg 20%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.384mg 13%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 1.9µg 12%
Carbs 3.63g 38.06g 11%
Calories 15kcal 160kcal 7%
Copper 0.041mg 0.1mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.087mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.854mg 5%
Folate 7µg 27µg 5%
Potassium 147mg 271mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.088mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.107mg 3%
Choline 6mg 23.7mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 21mg 2%
Protein 0.65g 1.36g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.34mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.048mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 0.85g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 1176kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 63g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 36.26g N/A
Calcium 16mg 16mg 0%
Iron 0.28mg 0.27mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 1.7g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +59.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.2%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +948.5%
Contains more OtherOther +63.2%

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated 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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.