Cucumber
Description
Cucumber, the edible, oblong fruit of the creeping cucumber plant, Cucumis sativa. Often used as a vegetable, it is extremely low in calories and supplies only negligible amounts of nutrients.
Available throughout the year with peak supplies May through July.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 16 |
| Protein: | .9 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 3.6 gm |
| Fiber: | .6 gm |
| Total fats: | .1 gm |
| Saturated fats: | - gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | - gm |
| Cholesterol: | - mg |
1. 1 cup, 105 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 260 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .03 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .04 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .042 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | 1 | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .2 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .25 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | .015 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 12 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | 8.4 | 30 IU |
1. 1 cup, 105 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 26 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .09 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 1.2 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 12 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .15 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 28 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 168 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 6 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .22 | 15 mg |
1. 1 cup, 105 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | - gm |
| Threonine: | - gm |
| Isoleucine: | - gm |
| Leucine: | - gm |
| Lysine: | - gm |
| Methionine: | - gm |
| Cysteine: | - gm |
| Phenylalanine: | - gm |
| Tyrosine: | - gm |
| Valine: | - gm |
| Arginine: | - gm |
| Histidine: | - gm |
| Alanine: | - gm |
| Aspartic acid: | - gm |
| Glutamic acid: | - gm |
| Glycine: | - gm |
| Proline: | - gm |
| Serine: | - gm |
1. 1 cup, 105 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
United States Department of Agriculture. How To Buy Food For Economy and Quality. Recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture. Dover: New York. 1975.
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