Butternut squash, raw vs Cucumber, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 222 g of butternut squash, raw or 625 g of cucumber, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin A, vitamin C (2.7×), vitamin E (17×), niacin (4.4×) and 5 more. More in cucumber, raw: vitamin K, copper (2.5×), riboflavin (4.6×), zinc (3.7×) and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Butternut squash, raw100 cal

222 g · 2.2 g protein · 26 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 0.22 g fat

Cucumber, raw100 cal

625 g · 3.9 g protein · 18.4 g carbs (10.4 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%75%150%
  • Vitamin A1,182 µg · 31.3 µg
    131%3%
  • Vitamin K2.4 µg · 150 µg
    2%125%
  • Vitamin C46.7 mg · 17.5 mg
    52%19%
  • Copper0.16 mg · 0.39 mg
    18%44%
  • Vitamin E3.2 mg · 0.19 mg
    21%1%
  • Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 0.61 mg
    17%4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.044 mg · 0.21 mg
    3%16%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 0 mg
    9%0%
  • Zinc0.33 mg · 1.3 mg
    3%11%
  • Potassium782 mg · 1,063 mg
    17%23%
  • Phosphorus73.3 mg · 144 mg
    6%12%
  • Vitamin B60.34 mg · 0.25 mg
    20%15%
  • Fiber4.4 g · 3.1 g
    16%11%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.22 mg · 0.17 mg
    19%14%
  • Folate60 µg · 43.8 µg
    15%11%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.2 g · 3.9 g4%·8%
  • Total fat0.22 g · 1.1 g<1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.047 g · 0.23 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates26 g · 18.4 g9%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit8.9 mg · 12.5 mg<1%·1%
  • Calcium107 mg · 100 mg8%·8%
  • Magnesium75.6 mg · 62.5 mg18%·15%
  • Selenium1.1 µg · 1.9 µg2%·3%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Butternut squash, raw (SR Legacy 169295), Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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