Cucumber is a vine growing vegetable that we prefer buying at farm stores where they are fresh picked and unwaxed. They are great in salads. See more about them below.
Cucumber
More About Cucumber:
We enjoy cucumber raw in salads or with dips. Select cucumbers that are dark green and firm, particularly on the ends. The slender ones generally have smaller seeds. We prefer to buy cucumbers without the wax coating that are available from farmers’ markets in the summer and fall. If unwaxed, we eat the skin, but if the cucumbers are waxed to prevent decomposition, we peel off the skin before eating. See nutritional charts below for cucumbers with the peel and without the peel.
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Cucumber, with peel, raw
Scientific Name: Cucumis sativus
NDB No: 11205
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates |
||||
| Water |
g
|
96.01
|
72
|
0.120
|
| Energy |
kcal
|
13
|
0
|
|
| Energy |
kj
|
54
|
0
|
|
| Protein |
g
|
0.69
|
18
|
0.035
|
| Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.13
|
18
|
0.018
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
2.76
|
0
|
|
| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
0.8
|
0
|
|
| Ash |
g
|
0.41
|
49
|
0.015
|
Cucumber Minerals |
||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
14
|
43
|
0.858
|
| Iron, Fe |
mg
|
0.26
|
42
|
0.014
|
| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
11
|
44
|
0.775
|
| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
20
|
38
|
1.097
|
| Potassium, K |
mg
|
144
|
55
|
5.551
|
| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
2
|
54
|
0.261
|
| Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.20
|
54
|
0.022
|
| Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.033
|
53
|
0.001
|
| Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.076
|
41
|
0.007
|
| Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
0.0
|
0
|
|
Cucumber Vitamins |
||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
5.3
|
21
|
0.491
|
| Thiamin |
mg
|
0.024
|
13
|
0.002
|
| Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.022
|
13
|
0.001
|
| Niacin |
mg
|
0.221
|
13
|
0.010
|
| Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.178
|
12
|
0.005
|
| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.042
|
13
|
0.001
|
| Folate, total |
mcg
|
13
|
19
|
0.815
|
| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Folate, food |
mcg
|
13
|
19
|
0.815
|
| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
13
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
215
|
13
|
18.605
|
| Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
21
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin E |
mg_ATE
|
0.079
|
0
|
|
Lipids |
||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.034
|
0
|
|
| 4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 12:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 14:0 |
g
|
0.001
|
0
|
|
| 16:0 |
g
|
0.028
|
0
|
|
| 18:0 |
g
|
0.003
|
0
|
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.003
|
0
|
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.003
|
0
|
|
| 20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.053
|
0
|
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.022
|
0
|
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.030
|
0
|
|
| 18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Phytosterols |
mg
|
14
|
0
|
|
Amino acids |
||||
| Tryptophan |
g
|
0.005
|
0
|
|
| Threonine |
g
|
0.019
|
0
|
|
| Isoleucine |
g
|
0.021
|
0
|
|
| Leucine |
g
|
0.029
|
0
|
|
| Lysine |
g
|
0.029
|
0
|
|
| Methionine |
g
|
0.006
|
0
|
|
| Cystine |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
|
| Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.019
|
0
|
|
| Tyrosine |
g
|
0.011
|
0
|
|
| Valine |
g
|
0.022
|
0
|
|
| Arginine |
g
|
0.044
|
0
|
|
| Histidine |
g
|
0.010
|
0
|
|
| Alanine |
g
|
0.024
|
0
|
|
| Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.041
|
0
|
|
| Glutamic acid |
g
|
0.196
|
0
|
|
| Glycine |
g
|
0.024
|
0
|
|
| Proline |
g
|
0.015
|
0
|
|
| Serine |
g
|
0.020
|
0
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
Cucumber, peeled, raw
NDB No: 11206
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates |
||||
| Water |
g
|
96.49
|
3
|
0.081
|
| Energy |
kcal
|
12
|
0
|
|
| Energy |
kj
|
50
|
0
|
|
| Protein |
g
|
0.57
|
3
|
0.087
|
| Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.16
|
3
|
0.022
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
2.50
|
0
|
|
| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
0.7
|
0
|
|
| Ash |
g
|
0.28
|
3
|
0.020
|
Cucumber Minerals |
||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
14
|
30
|
0.684
|
| Iron, Fe |
mg
|
0.16
|
31
|
0.165
|
| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
12
|
31
|
0.336
|
| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
21
|
30
|
0.730
|
| Potassium, K |
mg
|
148
|
31
|
4.911
|
| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
2
|
31
|
0.177
|
| Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.14
|
31
|
0.008
|
| Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.032
|
30
|
0.002
|
| Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.085
|
31
|
4.954
|
| Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
0.0
|
19
|
0.000
|
Cucumber Vitamins |
||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
2.8
|
3
|
1.817
|
| Thiamin |
mg
|
0.021
|
3
|
0.003
|
| Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.011
|
3
|
0.011
|
| Niacin |
mg
|
0.104
|
3
|
0.016
|
| Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.285
|
1
|
|
| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.072
|
3
|
0.022
|
| Folate, total |
mcg
|
14
|
3
|
3.749
|
| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Folate, food |
mcg
|
14
|
3
|
3.749
|
| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
14
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
74
|
3
|
9.410
|
| Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Vitamin E |
mg_ATE
|
0.079
|
0
|
|
Lipids |
||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.042
|
0
|
|
| 4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 12:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 14:0 |
g
|
0.001
|
0
|
|
| 16:0 |
g
|
0.034
|
0
|
|
| 18:0 |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
|
| 20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.065
|
0
|
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.027
|
0
|
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.037
|
0
|
|
| 18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| 22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
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