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Cucumber vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cucumber and hot sauce

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, hot sauce is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 115% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has 7 times more vitamin K than hot sauce. While cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, hot sauce has only 2.4µg.
  • Cucumber has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cucumber, with peel, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
~equal in Potassium ~144mg

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 249% 0% 2.7% 2.4% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +583.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2571.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +60%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +292.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 74.8mg 80%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 2.4µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.157mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.082mg 4%
Iron 0.28mg 0.48mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.11mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 5mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 3.63g 1.75g 1%
Calcium 16mg 8mg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.3g 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.028mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.12mg 1%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.049mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.254mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.196g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Calories 15kcal 11kcal 0%
Protein 0.65g 0.51g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 216kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 909g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 1.45g N/A
Potassium 147mg 144mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 1.26g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 8µg 0%
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.4%
Contains more FatsFats +236.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1844.7%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +512.5%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.