Cucumber vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and vegetable different?

Vegetable has more vitamin A, fiber, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and protein than cucumber.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 23% higher.
Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than vegetable (66).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cucumber

Vegetable

Contains less SodiumSodium

-94.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+192.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+145%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+379.7%

~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cucumber

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+71.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+163%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+768.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+43.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+171.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	5µg	214µg	23%
Fiber	0.5g	4.4g	16%
Manganese	0.079mg	0.379mg	13%
Iron	0.28mg	0.82mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.12mg	7%
Vitamin K	16.4µg	23.5µg	6%
Copper	0.041mg	0.083mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.098mg	0.851mg	5%
Protein	0.65g	2.86g	4%
Phosphorus	24mg	51mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.071mg	4%
Calories	15kcal	65kcal	3%
Carbs	3.63g	13.09g	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.074mg	3%
Folate	7µg	19µg	3%
Choline	6mg	24.1mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	22mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.151mg	2%
Calcium	16mg	25mg	1%
Potassium	147mg	169mg	1%
Sodium	2mg	35mg	1%
Fructose	0.87g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	231kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.11g	0.15g	0%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	3.2mg	0%
Net carbs	3.13g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	1.67g	3.12g	N/A
Starch	0.83g		0%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.032g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.019mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.029mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.029mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.019mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.022mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.01mg	0.073mg	0%