Jerusalem artichoke vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between jerusalem artichoke and cucumber

Jerusalem artichoke has more iron, vitamin B1, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, while cucumber has more vitamin K.
Jerusalem artichoke's daily need coverage for iron is 39% higher.
Cucumber contains 13 times less vitamin B3 than jerusalem artichoke. Jerusalem artichoke contains 1.3mg of vitamin B3, while cucumber contains 0.098mg.
Cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cucumber is 21, while the glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32.

The food types used in this comparison are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw.

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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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Cucumber

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+191.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+241.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.7%

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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Cucumber

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1226.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+16300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.4mg	0.28mg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.027mg	14%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	16.4µg	14%
Copper	0.14mg	0.041mg	11%
Potassium	429mg	147mg	8%
Phosphorus	78mg	24mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.098mg	8%
Carbs	17.44g	3.63g	5%
Fiber	1.6g	0.5g	4%
Choline	30mg	6mg	4%
Calories	73kcal	15kcal	3%
Protein	2g	0.65g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.259mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.04mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.033mg	2%
Folate	13µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin C	4mg	2.8mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	13mg	1%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.03mg	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.079mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Fructose		0.87g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	231kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	667g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.11g	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	3.13g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	9.6g	1.67g	N/A
Starch		0.83g	0%
Sodium	4mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	5µg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.037g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.005g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g	0.032g	0%
Tryptophan		0.005mg	0%
Threonine		0.019mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.021mg	0%
Leucine		0.029mg	0%
Lysine		0.029mg	0%
Methionine		0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.019mg	0%
Valine		0.022mg	0%
Histidine		0.01mg	0%