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Vegetable vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and cucumber 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.
  • Vegetable contains 9 times more fiber than cucumber. While vegetable contains 4.4g of fiber, cucumber contains only 0.5g.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than vegetable (66).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cucumber, with peel, raw 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
~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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +340%
Contains more FatsFats +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +260.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.