Cucumber vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and ginger

Cucumber has more vitamin K, while ginger has more copper, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and fiber.
Ginger's daily need coverage for copper is 21% higher.
Ginger contains 164 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while ginger contains 0.1µg.
Ginger has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of ginger is 10, while the glycemic index of cucumber is 21.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Ginger root, raw.

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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.

Cucumber

Ginger

Contains less SodiumSodium

-84.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+182.3%
Contains more IronIron	+114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+451.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+189.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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.

Cucumber

Ginger

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+16300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+78.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+665.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.034mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.041mg	0.226mg	21%
Vitamin K	16.4µg	0.1µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.16mg	9%
Potassium	147mg	415mg	8%
Magnesium	13mg	43mg	7%
Manganese	0.079mg	0.229mg	7%
Fiber	0.5g	2g	6%
Carbs	3.63g	17.77g	5%
Iron	0.28mg	0.6mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.098mg	0.75mg	4%
Choline	6mg	28.8mg	4%
Calories	15kcal	80kcal	3%
Protein	0.65g	1.82g	2%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.26mg	2%
Fats	0.11g	0.75g	1%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.34mg	1%
Phosphorus	24mg	34mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	0µg	1%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.203mg	1%
Folate	7µg	11µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.203g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.032g	0.154g	1%
Fructose	0.87g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	2.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	231kcal	440kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	125g	N/A
Net carbs	3.13g	15.77g	N/A
Calcium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	1.67g	1.7g	N/A
Starch	0.83g		0%
Sodium	2mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.025mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.034mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.154g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.019mg	0.036mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.029mg	0.074mg	0%
Lysine	0.029mg	0.057mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.019mg	0.045mg	0%
Valine	0.022mg	0.073mg	0%
Histidine	0.01mg	0.03mg	0%