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Cucumber vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cucumber and spirulina

  • Cucumber has more vitamin K, while spirulina has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Spirulina's daily need coverage for copper is 62% higher.
  • Spirulina contains 7 times less vitamin K than cucumber. Cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, while spirulina contains 2.5µg.
  • The amount of sodium in cucumber is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cucumber, with peel, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +896.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1356.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +556%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +722.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1120.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.041mg 0.597mg 62%
Iron 0.28mg 2.79mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.342mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.222mg 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 2.5µg 12%
Protein 0.65g 5.92g 11%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 1.196mg 7%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.186mg 5%
Sodium 2mg 98mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0.9mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 11mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 26kcal 1%
Magnesium 13mg 19mg 1%
Potassium 147mg 127mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.325mg 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 23g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 44kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 385g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 2.02g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 2.42g 0%
Calcium 16mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 0.3g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.4g 0%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.034mg 0%
Choline 6mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.135g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.106g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.112mg 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
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +810.8%
Contains more FatsFats +254.5%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%
~equal in Water ~90.67g

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
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +580%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +231.3%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.