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Cucumber vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and nori

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K, while nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, copper, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 102% higher.
  • Nori contains 4 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while nori contains 4µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Seaweed, laver, 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.
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%
Nori
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.2%
Contains more IronIron +542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +543.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1150.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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%
Nori
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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 130% 0% 87% 20% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +310%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1292.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1251.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1985.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.8mg 39mg 40%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.988mg 40%
Folate 7µg 146µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.446mg 32%
Vitamin A 5µg 260µg 28%
Copper 0.041mg 0.264mg 25%
Iron 0.28mg 1.8mg 19%
Protein 0.65g 5.81g 10%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 4µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.159mg 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.05mg 8%
Potassium 147mg 356mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.098mg 6%
Calcium 16mg 70mg 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 58mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.521mg 5%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 48mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 35kcal 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.3g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 6mg 10.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.11g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 60kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 286g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 4.81g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 5.11g 0%
Sugar 1.67g 0.49g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

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
Nori
Nori
4
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +12%
Contains more ProteinProtein +793.8%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.8%
Contains more OtherOther +892.1%

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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +243.8%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.