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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, and vitamin K than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 83% 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

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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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

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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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 Cucumber Vegetable 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%

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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +340%
Contains more FatsFats +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +260.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.3%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +125%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.